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GROTON 



DURING THE REVOLUTION 



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SAMUEL ABBOTT GREEN 



'Tis but a part we see, and not a whole. 

Pope's Essay on Man 



GROTON, MASS. 
1900 



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TO 

E\)t fHcmorg 

OF 

THE GROTON MINUTE-MEN, 

WHO RALLIED ON THE COMMON AND MARCHED TO THE SCENES 

OF CONFLICT, ON THE MEMORABLE NINETEENTH 

OF APRIL, 

THIS WORK IS INSCRIBED. 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Prescott Monument Frontispiece 

Seal of the Town of Groton Page 109 '"' 

First Parish Meeting-House „ 116 

V 
Stamp and Counter-Stamp, 1765 „ 188 



Groton during the Revolution 



IN this collection of papers I purpose to print the military 
rolls of Groton companies that served at different times 
during the Revolution, together with such other facts and 
documents as relate to the subject. These various rolls, etc., 
for the most part are preserved among the Revolutionary 
papers of the Massachusetts Archives at the State House. 
In the volumes of " Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of 
the Revolutionary War," now in course of publication by 
the Commonwealth, the names of the men and officers from 
the whole State are given, but they are arranged alphabeti- 
cally and not by towns. A reference to that work will furnish 
much additional information, as after the various names there 
is found a short account of each one's service. Some of the 
papers and documents, here printed, are taken from news- 
papers and other publications, not easily accessible to the gen- 
eral reader, but in every case it is stated where the original 
may be seen. Many of them have appeared in the " Groton 
Historical Series." 

Nineteenth of April 

To the people of Massachusetts the Nineteenth of April 
is fraught with great events and full of stirring associa- 
tions. On that day in 1689, Sir Edmund Andros, Governor 
of New England, representing here the power of Great 
Britain, was consigned by an enraged people as a prisoner 



2 Groton during the Revolution 

to the Castle in Boston Harbor. On that day in 1775, 
British troops fired on the yeomanry of Massachusetts, and 
the first blood in the War for Independence was then shed. 
On that day in i86r, a Middlesex County regiment, rushing 
to the defence of the National Capital, was attacked by an 
armed mob in the streets of Baltimore, where four soldiers 
were killed, and more than thirty wounded. These several 
dates in different centuries are separated by an interval of 
just eighty-six years, which seems to represent the historic 
cycle of Middlesex County and of Massachusetts. 

Mimite-men 

In the pursuit of game and other wild animals the early 
settlers of Massachusetts became familiar with the use of 
powder, ball, and musket, and even the boys were skilled 
marksmen. As early as the spring of 1645 the General 
Court ordered that all youths between the ages of ten and 
sixteen years should be instructed by competent soldiers in 
the exercise of arms, such as small guns, half pikes, and bows 
and arrows, provided their parents were willing. The fre- 
quent attacks of the Indians kept the men schooled in the 
arts of war, and the trials of one campaign fitted them for 
the duties of the next. Many of the officers who served 
during the Revolution received the rudiments of their mili- 
tary education in the French and Indian War; and the ex- 
perience there gained stood them in good stead. The rank 
and file were made up of brave men, though undisciplined, 
who from their sires had inherited a love of liberty. For a 
period of years the leaders had been preparing, consciously 
or unconsciously, for a struggle which was soon to begin. 
Great events were hastening public opinion toward the final 
step. 

The leaders of the American Revolution showed much 
wisdom in the strict attention paid to the preparatory details 
of their work ; and every move on the board was made with 



Minute-men 3 

reference to something that was to follow. The final success 
of the military struggle was due as much to their foresight 
and sagacity in this respect as to the deep feeling of the 
people. The alarm at Lexington on the memorable Nine- 
teenth of April aroused almost simultaneously the whole 
country for miles around, so carefully had the region in the 
neighborhood been allotted to special messengers, whose duty 
was arranged beforehand for such a purpose. On the side 
of the patriots the skirmishes of that day were fought by 
companies made up largely of minute-men, organized on 
recommendation of the First Provincial Congress of Massa- 
chusetts, in a Resolve passed at Cambridge on October 26, 
1774. At that time it was recommended to the field officers 
of the various militia regiments that they should enlist at 
least one-quarter of their respective commands, and form 
them into companies to be held in readiness, at the shortest 
notice from the Committee of Safety, to march to the place 
of rendezvous. Such soldiers soon became known as " Min- 
ute-men " ; and at the first signal of hostilities they were on 
hand, armed and equipped, ready for any emergency that 
they might be called upon to meet. At this critical period 
in many ways they proved to be of great help to the popular 
cause. The existence of such a body of drilled men seems 
to have been prompted by the practice of nearly twenty years 
before, during the French and Indian War, when there were 
bands of men, known as " Alarm lists," who were to be ready 
for military service at a minute's warning. And in their 
turn these Alarm lists followed the precedent set by the 
Suffolk and Middlesex regiments, which at the beginning of 
Philip's War were ordered by the General Court to " be ready 
to march on a moment's warning." Even before this time, 
as early as August 12, 1645, in anticipation of trouble with 
the Indians it was ordered that thirty men out of every hun- 
dred in the militia should be ready " at halfe an bowers 
warning" for any service that they might be called upon to 
perform by their commanding officers. 



4 Groton during the Revolution 

These various instances all contain the germ of the system. 
Thus it is seen that, for a period of a hundred and thirty 
years before the Revolution, the minute-man was a prime 
factor in both the Colonial and Provincial militia. 



The Advance of the British Troops 

The news of the advance of the British troops on Lexing- 
ton and Concord reached the village of Groton early in 
the morning of the Nineteenth, when word was sent at once 
to all parts of the town calling on the minute-men to rally 
on the Common in front of the Meeting-house. The alarm, 
probably, was a continuation of the one sent from Charles- 
town just before midnight, and reached Groton soon after 
sunrise. There is some reason to think that this intelligence 
was expected at that particular time, and that messengers 
were ready to carry it to the out-lying homes of the farmers. 
On April 17 it was voted by the Committees of Safety and 
of Supplies that the four six-pounders should be transported 
from Concord to Groton, and put under the care of Colonel 
Oliver Prescott ; and on the next day it was also voted that 
certain ammunition, as well as a large number of tents, and 
two medicine chests, should be sent there for safe-keeping. 
As open hostilities began so soon afterward, there was prob- 
ably no time to make the removal. The community was 
much agitated, and men were thoroughly aroused. The air 
was full of rumors, and nobody knew their source. They 
seemed to come by "grape-vine telegraph," — as the expres- 
sion was in the Union army during the War of the Rebellion. 
Upon the recommendation of the Provincial Congress, two 
companies of minute-men had been enlisted in Groton. 
According to a printed sermon preached before them, on 
February 21, 1775, by the Reverend Samuel Webster, of 
Temple, New Hampshire, their officers at that time had been 
already chosen, and while there had been " heats" — as the 
minister expressed it — in other towns over the choice of 



The Advance of the British Troops 5 

officers, there had been none at Groton. Unfortunately, at 
a later period " heats," or contentions, did break out in one 
of these companies, as appears from an entry in Amos Farns- 
worth's diary, on April 26, 1775. 

These two companies of minute-men had been expecting 
the call, and, true to their designation, were ready to march 
at short notice. On that eventful Nineteenth both com- 
panies — one of them under the command of Captain Henry 
Farwell, and the other under that of Captain Asa Lawrence 
— rallied on the Common. It is probable that by the middle 
of the forenoon they started for the scene of action. One 
of these companies bivouacked that night in Lexington, and 
it is very likely that the other did also. The intense excite- 
ment of a forced march, due not only to what they saw on 
the way, but to what they heard, speeded their steps, and 
there was no lagging on the road. They left their homes 
as British subjects, but came back as independent citizens, 
who never again knew the authority of a king. 

According to tradition there were a few adventurous men 
who, after hearing the news of an English incursion, but 
before their knowledge of actual bloodshed, pushed on to 
Concord, independently of the military companies, and took 
part in the engagement at the North Bridge, and perhaps 
with the minute-men followed up the British grenadiers on 
their retreat. In confirmation of this tradition, see the 
" New Chapter in the History of the Concord Fight," which 
is printed later in this volume, and gives much circumstantial 
evidence on the subject. 

The events of the Nineteenth brought political matters to a 
head. The hasty assemblage of military companies, which then 
rushed to the neighborhood of Boston, by no means formed 
an effective army. While the men and officers had the true 
martial spirit, they were undisciplined as well as inexperienced. 

The Reverend George E. Ellis, D.D., in his " History of 
the Battle of Bunker's Hill," has well described the men who 
volunteered during this emergency. 



6 Groton during the Revolution 

The yeomen of town and village had not come together at the 
summons of a commander-in-chief through adjutant, herald or 
advertisement. They came unbidden, at an alarm from the bell 
on their meeting-house, or from a post-rider, or from the telegrams 
transmitted by tongue and ear. And they came for what they were 
and as they were, with their light summer clothing, in shirt and 
frock and apron ; with what was left from their last meals in their 
pantries packed with a few " notions " in sack or pillow-case, and 
with the ducking-guns, fowling-pieces, or shaky muskets used in 
old times against the vermin and game in the woods and the In- 
dian skulking in the thicket. And for the most part they were as 
free to go away as they had been to come. They were enlisted 
after a fashion, some prime conditions of which were their own 
convenience or pleasure (page 6 of the octavo edition). 

The need of a thorough re-organization of these various 
bodies was felt both by the Committee of Safety and by the 
Provincial Congress ; and steps were taken at once by the 
authorities to consolidate the detached companies and skele- 
ton commands, and to bring order out of chaos. According 
to the Muster-roll of Captain Henry Farwell's company, 
printed on page 13, re-enlistments began in his command 
on April 25 ; and presumably also in the other companies. 

At this time a consolidation was made of Farwell's com- 
pany with Captain James Hosley's company of minute-men 
from Townsend, an adjoining town. Probably a similar con- 
solidation took place with other companies of like character 
as to neighborhood of homes, mutual acquaintance, etc. 
The minute-man had enlisted for a short and indefinite term 
of service, and, when the emergency was over, his part of 
the contract was fulfilled. The men whose names appear on 
the Muster-roll as having served only six days were those, 
presumably, who re-enlisted in Farwell's company, or in some 
of the other companies, and remained in the field near 
Boston. It is known that a few of them joined either Cap- 
tain Asa Lawrence's company or Captain Joseph Moors's, 
which were enlisted for a period of eight months, or until 



The Advance of the British Troops 7 

the end of the year 1775. The men who are accredited 
on Farwell's roll of minute-men with seventy miles' travel 
are those, doubtless, who returned home soon after the 
reorganization. 

After the consolidation of Farwell's company with Hosley's, 
the roll includes the names of a few men from other towns 
besides Groton and Townsend. Timothy Stone enlisted from 
Ashby; Peletiah Russell, from the Coos Country in New 
Hampshire, and later was a resident of Groton ; Jonathan 
Sawtell, a native of Groton, from Rindge, New Hampshire ; 
and Jeremiah Wier, from Limerick, the old name of Stoddard, 
New Hampshire. 

Among the men who marched in Captain Farwell's com- 
pany was Amos Farnsworth, who kept a diary from the 
time he left Groton until the end of October, when he was 
taken sick and went home. Mr. Farnsworth was a good 
type of the Middlesex yeomanry, and both by kinship and 
social intercourse was connected with some of the best fami- 
lies in the neighborhood. He was a fair representative of 
the average soldier of the period, being more of a patriot 
than a scholar; and during the times that tried men's souls 
this quality was of greater importance than a knowledge 
either of spelling or writing. The diary contains many little 
entries which throw much side-light on certain events. It is 
the only contemporary record which tells where the company 
bivouacked at the end of the first day's march, a fact of some 
interest to the descendants of the soldiers. 

According to the diary, a Townsend member of Captain Far- 
well's company was wounded in a skirmish with the enemy 
near Chelsea, on May 27; and two days later there was a 
funeral in the same company, presumably that of the wounded 
man, but no name in connection therewith is mentioned. In 
the Return of Farwell's company, printed on page 16, it is 
said that William Smith, of Townsend, enlisted on April 19, 
and that he " Dyed at Cambridge May 29." In the roll, 
printed on page 15, he is accredited with only forty-one 



8 Groton during the Revolution 

days' service, while most of the other men are accredited 
with ninety-eight days' service. According to their roll his 
pay stopped on May 29, which was the day of his death, ac- 
cording to the other roll. See Richard Frothingham's" Siege 
of Boston " (page 109), for an account of the skirmish, which 
agrees very closely with that given by Mr, Farnsworth ; and 
see also Miss Sarah L. Bailey's " Historical Sketches of 
Andover " (page 311). 

Without doubt William Smith was the first soldier from 
Townsend, killed by the enemy in the Revolution, and as the 
earliest victim to British bullets he deserves some special 
recognition on the part of that town, even at this late day. 

John Burge, also of Townsend, and of the same company, 
died at Cambridge, presumably from disease, on June 3. See 
the Return of Farwell's company, on page 16. 

Another interesting fact in connection with military usages 
crops out in the diary. Under date of Monday, June 7, the 
writer makes an entry, as follows: — "On monday my 
Brother [Benjamin] Came and took my Plase And on tusday 
about noon I Sot out on my jurney for home And Arived 
about ten at night." Again, under date of June 14, he says: 
— " on Wednesday I Took Leve of Frinds And Rode to Cam- 
bridge And my Brother Came home." 

These two entries seem to show that a man in the army, 
during the early days of the Revolution at least, could have 
a temporary substitute when absent ; and the Muster-roll of 
the company furthermore shows that it could be done with- 
out loss of pay. In those times military discipline was at a 
low ebb. 

Captain Henry Farwell 

Henry Farwell, the youngest child of William and Eliza- 
beth Farwell, of Groton, was born on July 21, 1724. He had 
been a soldier during the French and Indian War. He also 
commanded a company at the Battle of Bunker Hill, where he 
was severely wounded. A musket ball passed through his 



Captain Henry Farwell 9 

body and lodged near the spine, whence it was taken out 
soon after the fight. 

Captain Farwell lived near the head of Farmers' Row, one 
or two hundred feet south of the little brook which runs 
toward Hazel Grove and forms the source of 'Tuity Brook. 
An old well near the site of the house is the only trace of 
the habitation now left. At this homestead he died on Jan- 
uary 9, 1804. 

Captain Farwell was married, first, on December 6, I749> 
to Lydia, eldest child of Samuel and Lydia (Farnsworth) Tar- 
bell ; and, secondly, on June 3, 1761, to Sarah Taylor, of 
Westford, who died, according to her tombstone, on Septem- 
ber 15, 1799, aged 66 years. By the first marriage there 
were three children, and by the second, four children. An 
entry in the Groton church records, under date of October 
12, 1800, probably relates to him also, which would make a 
third marriage. It is as follows : — " Capt. Henry Farwell to 
Hannah VVorsterboth of Groton." No papers are to be found 
in the Middlesex Probate Office at East Cambridge, which 
throw light on the name of his widow, if he left one. An 
anecdote told on page 61 of "The Jubilee of Lawrence 
Academy," refers to him, and not to Jonathan Farwell, as 
there given. 

Captain FarwclVs Bullet 

The following query was asked in the " Notes and Queries" 
department of the " Boston Evening Transcript," May 25, 
1895, ^n<i ^" answer given in the issue of May i, 1897. 

(S^73-) Captain Henry Farwell, who commanded a company 
of Minute Men from Groton at Bunker Hill, was severely wounded 
by a musket bullet that entered his body, lodging near his spine. 

It was extracted the evening of that day, as recorded in Butler's 
"History of Groton" [page 268], and he engraved 1775 on the 
ball, leaving it as a precious relic. 

A great-grandson of Captain Farwell's wishes to know who has 
possession of the engraved ball. W. P. B. 



lo Groton during the Revolution 

5^37 [5S73]. Concerning a musket ball that was extracted 
from the body of Captain Henry Farwell — Captain Henry Farvvell 
was my great-grandfather. My father, James B. Farwell, had that 
ball in his possession after the death of my grandfather, Jonathan 
Farwell. During the absence of my father and mother the house 
was entered and the box containing the ball was stolen. My father 
never found it; 1775 was engraved on the ball. It was many 
years ago that it was stolen. If W. P. B. is a great-grandson of 
Captain Farwell, I would like to know who he is, as I have no 
relatives with those initials. There are grandsons by name of 
May. 

If W. P. B. will write to me I will answer any questions concern- 
ing the ball. C. J. F. P. 

The initials " W. P. B." stand for William Phillips Brazer, 
of Lowell; and those of "C. J. F. P." for Mrs. Caroline J. 
Farwell Pettengill, the wife of Henry Emmons Pettengill, 
of Wilton, New Hampshire, a great-granddaughter of Cap- 
tain Farwell, through her father, James Brazer Farwell, and 
her grandfather, Jonathan Farwell, who was youngest child 
of the old hero. 

The Muster-roll of Captain Farwell's company of minute- 
men is found among the Revolutionary papers of the Massa- 
chusetts Archives (XII. 62) in the State House. A copy is 
given below, followed by another roll (Archives, XIV. 96) of 
his company, dated August i, after its consolidation with 
Hosley's ; and this again by a Return (Archives, LVI. 60), 
undated, but made in October, 1775. 



Captain Henry Farwell 



1 1 



A Muster-roll of Cap'. Henry Fartvells Cofupy of Mbmte-Mefi in Col". 
IV - Prescotts Reg', who marched from GrotoJi f. \<f'! of April 1775 



Mens Names 


4; c 


The time 

when 

march 'd 

from 

home 


Henry Farwell 


Cap' 


Ap' 19 


Zac'' Fitch 


i^? u. 


d? 


Amaziah Fassett 


2". \}. 


d? 


Abel Bancroft 


Serj' 


d? 


Jon^ Stone 


d° 


d? 


Neh'! Lawrance 


d^ 


d° 


Josiah Stevens 


d" 


d° 


NathI Sartell 


Corp! 


d? 


Phineas Hubbard 


d'.' 


d? 


Silas Page 


d° 


d? 


Sam! Lawrence 


d? 


d? 


Joel Jenkins 


Fifer 


d? 


Amos Adams 


Priv^ 


d? 


James Adams 


d? 


d? 


David Archabald 


d" 


d? 


Aaron Biglow 


d" 


d? 


Tho? Baker 


d^ 


d? 


W"> Colbourn 


d" 


d? 


Josh^ Davis 


d? 


d? 


W? Farwell 


d? 


d? 


Oliver Farnsworth 


d? 


d!' 


John Fife 


d'.' 


d^' 


Oliver Farnsworth j' 


d° 


d.' 


Amos Farnsworth 


d? 


d'.' 


Aaron Farnsworth 


d:' 


d? 


Sam! Heminway 


d" 


d" 


Phineas Hemenway 


d:' 


d? 


Obadiah Jenkins 


d? 


d° 


Jon^ Jenkins 


d? 


d? 


David Jenkins 


d° 


d? 


Obadiah Jenkins j'. 


d.° 


di- 






miles 

70 
70 
70 
70 
70 



70 



70 
70 



70 
70 
70 
70 
70 
70 

70 
70 



6 days 



70 



II 
1 1 
1 1 

8 

ID 

6 
6 
6 

4 

6 

6 

10 

10 

16 

6 

18 

1 1 

18 

5 
18 

14 

18 

6 
20 
10 

6 

6 

6 

6 
19 



I 2 Groton during the Revolution 



Mens Names 




The time 
when 

march'd 
from 
home 


N?of 

miles 

coming & 

going those 

y\ return'd 


No 
of days 
in the 
Service 


Sam! Kemp 
Eph'" Kemp 
Wiir^ Kemp 
Ebenf Kemp 
John Laughton 
Jon'? Lawrence 
Sam! Lawrence 
Jon'! Lawrence ]'. 
Tim° Moors 
Joseph Page 
Benj? Page 
Thomas Parks 
John Parker 
VV=i Phelps 
Eph'" Russell 
Sam! Rockwood 
Eph"' Robbins 
Sam! Sartell 
Amos Stone 
W" Shed 
Jon=? Sartell 
Jonas Taylor 
Abner Whetcomb 
Ephraim Ward 


Pri^^ 
d? 
d° 
d° 
d" 
d° 
d° 
d" 

d;^ 
d? 
d" 
d° 
d^ 
d° 
d:- 
d° 
d? 

d!" 

d" 
d° 
d" 
d:' 
d" 
d? 


Ap' 19 
d? 
d? 
d° 
d? 
d? 
d? 
d° 
d? 
d? 
d:' 
d:^ 
d? 
d" 
d° 
d? 
d° 
d? 
d" 
d!' 
d" 
d? 

d!' 

d° 


miles 
70 

70 

70 

70 
70 
70 
70 

70 

70 

70 
70 
70 

70 
70 
70 


10 days 

14 

14 

6 
10 
15 

5 
18 

6 

6 

13 
6 
6 
6 
6 

14 
6 

14 
10 

14 
6 

2 

10 



Henry Farwell Cap' 
Middlesex ss. Decf 22:' 1775. 
Henry Farwell made solemn Oath that the above roll by him sub- 
scrib'd is just and true in all its parts 

Before me Moses Gill. /us. Peace thro yf. Colony 



Examin'd & compar'd with the Org' 

E. Starkweather 



Com' 



Captain Henry Farwell 13 

In Council March 21"" 1776 

Read & allowed & ordered that a warrant 

on the Treasury for ;^5i : 9/ 2X in fuH of this Roll 
Perez Morton D Secy 



A true copy G. Tailer 

[Indorsed] Copy Groton Cap' Henry Farwell Muster-roll ;,f5i » 9, 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XII. 62) 



2X 



A muster Roll of the Company wider the Comand of Captain 
Henery Farwell in Colenol Will Presotts Reg"' to the first of 
August 1775 





Towns whence 




Time of 


travel 


time of 


Mens Names 


thay Came 


Rank 


Inlistment 


servis 










miles 


Days 


Henry Farwell 


Groton 


Captain 


April 25"^ 


35 


98 


Levi Whitney 


Townshend 


I Leivt 


April 25 


44 


98 


Benja Ball 


Tovvnshend 


2 Leut 


Apriel 25 


44 


98 


Josiah Stevens 


Groton 


Sergent 


Apriel 25 


35 


98 


Nathanill Sartwell 


Groton 


Sergent 


Apriel 25 


35 


98 


Phinas Hubburd 


Groton 


Sergent 


Apriel 25 


35 


98 


Ephraim Brown 


Townshend 


Sergent 


April 25 


44 


98 


Samuel Lawrence 


Groton 


Corprol 


April 25 


35 


98 


Amos Farnsworth 


Groton 


Corprol 


April 25 


35 


98 


Epharim Worran 


Townshend 


Corprol 


April 25 


44 


98 


Joseph Page 


Groton 


Corprol 


April 25 


35 


98 


Timothy Stone 


Ashby 


Drumer 


July 19 


50 


13 


Joel Jenkens 


Groton 


fifer 


April 25 


35 


98 


Ephraim Adams 


Townshend 


Privat 


July 19 


44 


13 


Benjamin Brooks 


Townshend 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Isaac Boyanton 


Townshand 


D" 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Eleaszer Butterfield 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Jonas Brooks 


Grotton 


D° 


Aprile 25 


35 


98 


John Clarke 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Moses Chase 


Groton 


D° 


May 6 


35 


87 


William Dirumphel 


Groton 


D° 


Aprile 25 


35 


98 



14 Groton during the Revolution 



Mens names 


Towns whence 
thay Came 


Rank 


Time of 
Inlistment 


travel 


time of 
servis 










miles 


Days 


James Davise 


Groton 


Privat 


Aprile 25 


35 


98 


Josiah Davise 


Townshanc 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Henry Dunster 


Townshano 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Joel Davise 


Townshanc 


D° 


July 19 


44 


13 


John Emary 


Townshanc 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Jonas Farmer 


Townshanc 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Joseph Frost 


Groton 


D° 


May 6 


35 


86 


Noah Farrah 


Townshanc 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Abel Foster 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Daniel Foster 


Groton 


D° 


Aprile 25 


35 


98 


[Mori]ah Gould 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Oliver Hilclrick 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Abijah Hildrick 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


[Ojbadiah Jinkins 


Groton 


D° 


Aprile 25 


35 


98 


David Jinkins 


Groton 


D° 


Aprile 25 


35 


98 


Zakeous Farwell 


Groton 


D" 


Aprile 25 


35 


98 


Ebenezar Kemp 


Groton 


D° 


Aprile 25 


35 


98 


Isaac Kidder 


Townshand 


D" 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


John Manning 


Townshand 


D^ 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Henry M'^Neel 


Groton 


D^ 


May 15 


35 


78 


Timothy Moors 


Groton 


D° 


Aprile 25 


35 


98 


[Jon]athan Patt 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


[Josiah] Richardson 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Peltiah Russell 


Coas 


D° 


May 6 


180 


87 


Joseph Rumral 


Townshand 


D" 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


P^phriam Russell 


Groton 


D° 


Aprile 25 


35 


98 


Ephriam Robbins 


Groton 


D'^ 


Aprile 25 


35 


98 


Abel Richardson 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Andrew Richardson 


rownshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


[IJsreal Richardson 


fownshand 


D° 


July 19 


44 


13 


[J]onathan Seartle 


Ringe 


D" 


Aprile 25 


60 


98 


Daniel Spaulding 


Townshand 


D" 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Daniel Shervvin 


Fownshand 


D" 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Joseph Willson 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 



Captain Henry Farwell i 5 



Mens names 


Towns whence 
thay Came 


Rank 


Time of 

Inlistment 


travel 


time of 
servis 










miles 


Days 


[Fr]ances White 


Groton 


Privat 


May 6 


35 


87 


[Jerem]iah Wier 


Limbrick 


D° 


Aprile 25 


96 


98 


[Ur]ial Whitney 


Groton 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


[J]osiah Warrin 


Groton 


D° 


May 2 


35 


91 


Tho- Wynian 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Oliver Warrin 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Will=i Smith 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


41 


John Burge 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


46 


Sam'-' Weston 


Townshand 


D° 


Aprile 25 


44 


98 


Jonathan Jinkins 


Groton 


D° 


Aprile 25 


35 


60 


Asa White 


Groton 


D" 


May 6 


35 


53 



In Council Feb^ 9'.'' 1776 Read & allowed & 
ord'' that a Warr' be drawn on y^ Treasf for 
327- 3- 5 in full of this roll 

Perez Morton D Seer 

[Indorsed] Cap' Henry Farwells Roll in Col"^ Prescotts Reg' £2,2'] : 3 15 for 

1775 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XIV. 96) 



A Return of Capten Hetiry Farwells Compatty being the first Com- 
pany in the 1 o'^' Regitnent ifi the CoJttinental Army Commanded 
by Colonel JV'" Prescott of all those Deceast Since its Establish- 
ment &' those on Command to Quebeck dr* each Mans Place of Resi- 
dence when Enlisted dv when deserted or Discharged 
\_October, 1775.] 



Colonel W™ Prescott Place of Residence Pepperill Engagd April 19"' 



Leut Coll John Robinson D'^ 

Major Henry Woods U'' 

Adjutant W™ green Residence 
Surgeon John hart D" 

Surg" Mate Abraham Parley 
Qf Master Zac^ Longley D° 



westford Engagd April 19'h 
Pepperill Engagd April 19'^ 
Pepperil Engag'' Ap' 19 
Georgetown Engagd April y 23 
gloster Engagd Aug' y"-' 4"' 

Groton Engagd AjmH 19 



1 6 Groton during the Revolution 



Sergt Josiah Stevens 


Residence 


groton 




Engti April 19"' 


Sergt Nath Sartell 


Residence 


groton 




April 19"' 


Sergt Phin^ Hobbart 


Residence 


groton 




April I9"> 


Sergt Eph"> Brown 


Residence 


townshend 


Ap' 19"' 


Corp' Sam" Lawrence 


Residence 


groton 




April 19 


Corp' Amos farnsworth 


Residence 


groton 




April 19 


Corp' Eph'" Warren 


Residence townshend 


Do 19 


Corp' Jos'' Page 


Residence groton 




Do r9th 


tim° Stone 


Resid"«='= 


Ashby 




July 19"' 


Joel Jinkings 




groton 




April 19 


Mens Names 


on Command 
Dead deserted or discharged 


When Enlisted 


Cap' Henry Farwell 


Groton 


April 


19 


Present 


I Lieut Levi Whitney 


Townshend 


D° 


19 


D° 


2 Lieu' Ben» Ball 


Townshend 


Do 


19 


Do 


Eph'i; Adams 


Townshend 


July I 


9 Sick absent 


Benja Brooks 


Townshend 


April 


19 


Present 


Isaace Boynton 


Townshend 


Do 


19 


D° 


Eleazer Buterfield 


Townshend 


Do 


19 


Do 


Jonas Brooks 


Grotton 


Do 


19 


D° 


John Clark 


Townshend 


Do 


19 


Do 


Moses Chase 


Groton 


May 


6 


Do 


W™ Derumple 


Grotton 


April 


19 


Do 


James Uavis 


Groton 


Do 


19 


Do 


Josiah Davis 


Townshend 


DO 


19 


Do 


Henry Dunster 


Mason 


Do 


19 


Do 


Joel Davis 


Townshend 


July 


19 


Do 


John Emery 


Townshend 


April 


»9 


D° 


Zacheu": Farwell 


Groton 


D" 


19 


Do 


Jonas Farmer 


Townshend 


D" 


19 


Do 


Joseph Frost 


Groton 


May 


6 


Do 


Noah Farrar 


Townshend 


April 


19 


D" 


Abel Foster 


Townshend 


Do 


19 


1)° 


Dan'J Foster 


Groton 


Do 


19 


Do 


Moriah Goold 


Groton 


Do 


19 


Do 


Oliver Hildreth 


Westford 


Do 


19 


Do 


Uriel Whitney 


Groton 


Do 


19 


Do 


Josiah Warren 


Groton 


Do 


»9 


D" 


W!i> Smith 


Townshend Dyed at 
Cambridge May 29 


I)o 


19 


Dead 


John Burge 


Townshend Died at 
Cambridge June 3'.' 


Do 


•9 





Captain Henry Farwell 17 



Mens Names 


on Command Dead 


When Enlisted 




deserted or discharged 








Groton Died at 






Jon? Jenkins 


Charleston June 17 


April 19 




Abijah Hildreth 


Townshend 


Apriel 19 


Sick absent 


Obediah Jenkins 


Groton 


Do 19 


Present 


David Jenkins 


Groton 


Do 19 


Sick at the hospital 


Eben"' keemp 


Groton 


D° 19 


Present 


Isaace Kidder 


Townshend 


D° 19 


Do 


John Manning 


Townshend 


Do 19 


D° 


Henry "^-'^^Neal 


Groton 


Do 19 


Do 


Timo moors 


Groton 


Do 19 


Do 


Jon^ Patts 


Townshend 


Do 19 


DO 


Josiah Richardson 


Townshend 


D° 19 


D° 


Peltiah Russell 


Groton 


May 6 


Do in the artificers 


Joseph Rumrill 


Townshend 


April 19 


Present 


Eph!i} Russell 


Groton 


D° 19 


Do 


Eph™ Robins 


Groton 


Do 19 


Do 


Abel Richardson 


Townshend 


Do 19 


Do 


Andre^^ Richardson 


Townshend 


Do 19 


Do 


Israel Richardson 


Townshend 


July 19 


D° 


Jon? Sartell 


Groton 


Apriel 19 Do 


Dan!l Spaulding 


Townshend 


Do 19 


Sick at home 


Danl! Shervvin 


Townshend 


Do 19 


Present 


SamL' Wesson 


Townshend 


D° 19 


Wounded Present 


Joseph Willson 


Townshend 


DO 19 


Present 


Francis White 


Groton 


May 6 


DO 


Jarem!^ Wyer 


Chelmsford 


April 19 


D° 


Oliver Warren 


Townshend 


D° 19 Dyed at Cambridge 








Aug. II 


Thomas Wyman 


Townshend 


Do 19 Discharged August 11 


Asa White 


Groton Inlisted 


Discharged June 27 




May y« 6 








Aron Bigelow 


Listed in 


the train may 27 




April 19 








Dudley Keemp 


Do 19 Listed in the train June 3 



Henry Farwell Capt 



[Indorsed] Cap' Farwell 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVI. 60) 



I 8 Groton during the Revolution 

Captain Asa Lawrence 

Asa Lawrence, the youngest son of Peleg and Ruth 
(Brooks) Lawrence, of Groton, was born on June 14, 1737. 
He was married, on July 27, 1757, to Abigail King, of Little- 
ton ; and they had ten children. He died at Groton, on 
January 16, 1804 ; and his widow, at Claremont, New Hamp- 
shire, on June 12, 1829, aged ninety-three years. After the 
death of her husband she made her home in the family of 
her youngest daughter, Mrs. Abigail Dimond, who lived in 
that town. 

During the latter part of his life. Captain Lawrence dwelt 
in the north part of the town where he ended his days ; but 
at the breaking out of the Revolution he was living on what 
is now known as the Lowell Road, about a mile from the 
First Parish Meeting-house. Like Captain Farwell he com- 
manded a company of Groton Minute-men on April 19 ; and 
it is somewhat singular that these two Revolutionary veterans 
should have lived for a generation after the dangers of a 
military campaign, and then have died within a week of each 
other. 

A Muster roll of the several Persotis that march' d fr07n Groton to 
Head Quarters at Cambridge on /. i()".' April 1775. on y. Alarm 
^'c. as a Company of fninute-men under the Command of Cap'. Asa 
Lawrence 



Mens Names 



Ezekiel Fletcher 
Josiah Hobart 
W"' Derumple 
Arthur Dennes 
Ephr'" Nash 





Travel 




Rank 


out & 
home 


Days 




miles 




2'.' L- 


70 


I I 


Serj' 


70 


16 


d:' 


70 


15 


d".' 


70 


12 


Corp' 


70 


16 



Captain Asa Lawrence 



19 







Travel 






Mens Names 


Rank 


out & 
home 


Days 








miles 






Sam! Boyden 


Corp! 


70 


12 




Ws Nutting 


d? 


70 


21 




James Wood 


Priv? 


70 


14 




Phineas Parker 


d? 


70 


9 




John Graves 


d? 


70 


15 




Benj? Patch 


d? 


70 


15 




Jon? Peirce 


d° 


70 


10 




Jon? Nutting 


d? 


70 


15 




David Wood 


d? 


70 


8 




Amasa Gilson 


d!' 


70 


14 




Amos Wood 


d:- 


70 


14 




John Thompson 


d? 


70 


10 




DanI Gilson 


d? 


70 


12 




Dani Wood 


d° 


70 


9 




Isaac Nutting 


d" 


70 


14 




John Procter 


d? 


70 


6 




Benj? Parker 


D" 


70 


6 




Benj'- Prescott 


D? 


70 


21 





A Muster roll of the several Persons that march' d to Head Quarters 
at Cambridge on y". 19'f' April 1775. oti f. Alarm ^2^•<^. &' inlisted 
wider Cap'. Asa Lawrence into the Continental Army 



Mens Names 



Asa Lawrence 
Oliver Parker 
John Williams 
Oliver Patch 
Asa Porter 
Joel Porter 



Rank 


Days 


Cap! 


6 


I^' U 


1 1 


Serj' 


6 


Corp' 


6 


Priv? 


6 


d!' 


6 



20 Groton during the Revolution 



Mens Names 


Rank 


Days 






Ezek! Nutting 


Priv!" 


6 




Abr? Blood 


d° 


6 




Jacob Williams 


d" 


6 




Lem! Blood 


d° 


6 




Eleazer Flagg 


d'.' 


6 




Rob! Parker 


d" 


6 




Elisha Hoit 


d? 


6 




Leml Parker 


d° 


6 




Sol° Gilson 


d" 


6 




Jon? Calbourn 


d: 


6 




Benji" Blood 


d" 


6 




Eleaz' Green j' 


d" 


6 




John Ames j' 


d:' 


6 




Jon? Wood 


d" 


6 




Jon? Capron 


d" 


6 




W- Derumple 


d" 


6 




David Prescott 


d" 


6 





Oliver Parker i'.' L' 

Middlesex ss. Watertown Mar: 14'!' 1776 

The Cap! Asa Lawrence being sick, Oliver Parker y!^ i'** L* made 
solemn Oath that this roll by him subscrib'd is true in all its parts 
according to the best of his Knowledge 

\^Signature faded out.'] 

In Council Feb?' 9"' 1776 Read & allow'd & ordered that a 
Warr! be drawn on the Treas' for 41.6.3^ in full of this Roll 

Perez Morton 

D Seer 

Examined & Compared with the Original & it agreed therewith 

JosiAH Johnson) ^ ... 
J J 'y Committee 

Jonas Dix ) 

[Indorsed] Groton Copy Cap'. Asa Lawrence's Muster-roll 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XII. 174) 



Captain Asa Lawrence 



2 I 



A MUSTER-ROLL of the Company under the Command of Cap- 
tain Asa Lawrence in Colonel W- Prescotts Regiment, to the first 
of August, 1775. 





Towns whence 




Time of 




Time of 


Men's Names. 


they came. 


Rank. 


Inhstment. 


Travell. 


Service. 


Asa Lawrence 


Groton 


Captain 


April 25 


35 


Day 
98 


Joseph Spaulding 


Pepperrell 


I Lieu'" 


April 30 


40 


49 


John Williams 


Groton 


2 Lieu'" 


April 25 


35 


98 


Thomas Spaulding 


Peperrell 


Sergant 


April 28 


40 


95 


Obadiah Wetherrell 


Georgetown 


Sergant 


April 25 


170 


98 


Samuel Gilson 


Pepperrell 


Sergant 


April 25 


40 


98 


Oliver Patch 


Groton 


Sergant 


April 25 


35 


98 


Lemuel Parker 


Groton 


Corporal 


April 25 


35 


98 


Joseph Shed 


Pepperrell 


Corporal 


April 25 


40 


98 


Jonathan Stevens 


Pepperrell 


Corporal 


April 25 


40 


98 


Samuel Farley 


Pepperrell 


Corporal 


April 25 


40 


98 


Levi Parker 


Winslowtown 


Drummer 


April 25 


200 


98 


Lemuel Parker Jr 


Groton 


fifer 


June 10 


35 


51 


Elisha Hoit 


Groton 


Private 


April 25 


35 


98 


John Ames 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Benjamin Blood 


Groton 


Do 


April 25 


35 


98 


Jonathan Boyden 


Pepperrell 


D° 


April 25 


40 


98 


James Bowers 


Pepperrell 


D° 


April 25 


40 


98 


Lemuel Blood 


Groton 


D-^ 


April 25 


35 


98 


Jonathan Capron 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Jonathan Colburn 


Groton 


D" 


April 25 


35 


98 


Nathan Cory 


Groton 


D<? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Eleazer Green 


Groton 


D" 


April 25 


35 


98 


Samuel Green 


Pepperrell 


D.' 


April 25 


40 


98 


Simeon Green 


Pepperrell 


D? 


April 25 


40 


98 


Solomon Gilson 


Groton 


D" 


April 25 


35 


98 


David Hason 


Groton 


D" 


April 25 


35 


98 


Jeremiah Hobart 


Groton 


D.' 


April 25 


35 


98 


Benjamin Jewett 


Pepperell 


D" 


April 25 


40 


98 


John Kilburn 


Groton 


D? 


April 30 


35 


93 


Jonathan Lewis 


Pepperrell 


D>? 


April 25 


40 


98 


Josiah Lakin 


Groton 


D" 


April 25 


35 


98 


Samuel Lovejoy 


Pepperrell 


D" 


April 25 


40 


98 


Simon Lakin 


Pepperrell 


D" 


April 25 


40 


98 



2 2 Groton during the Revolution 



Men's Names 


Towns whence 
they came. 


Rank. 


Time of 
Inlistment. 


Travell. 


Time of 
Service. 


Abel Nutting 


Groton 


Private 


April 25 


35 


Day 
98 


Ezekiel Nuttiiij"^ 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Ephraim Nutting 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Asa Porter 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Benjamin Pierce 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


. 35 


98 


David Prescott 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Eleazer Parker 


Pepperrell 


D? 


April 25 


40 


98 


Joel Porter 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Daniel Shed 


Raby 


D° 


April 25 


50 


98 


John Shiply 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Eleazer Spaulding 


Pepperrell 


D? 


April 25 


40 


98 


Nathl Shattuck 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Jonas Tarbel 


Groton 


D? 


April 30 


35 


93 


David Wetherbee 


Pepperrell 


D? 


April 25 


40 


98 


Jonathan Woods 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Jacob Williams 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Ruben Woods 


Groton 


Do 


April 25 


35 


98 


Simeon Williams 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Nehemiah Parker 


Groton 


Dv 


April 30 


35 


93 


Thomas Lawrence 


Pepperrell 


D? 


April 25 


40 


98 


Steven Foster 


Groton 


D? 


April 25 


35 


98 


Abraham Blood 


Groton 


D-? 


April 25 


35 


54 


James Dodge 


Groton 


D<.' 


April 25 


35 


98 


Benjamin Wood 


Pepperrell 


D"? 


April 25 


40 


54 


Simon Hobart 


Groton 


D° 


April 25 


35 


90 


Robart Parker 


Groton 


Do 


April 25 


35 


63 


Robart Bizel 


Newipsvvich 


D" 


April 25 


55 


62 



U John Williams the 2 L' Till the 17 of June & from that Time 

the I L' 
Sergant Tho? Spaulding a Sergant Till the 17 of June & from 

that Time the 2 L' 
Corporal Lemuel Parker a Corporal Till the 17 of June & from 

that Time a Sergant 
Elisha Hoit a Private Till Till [sic] the 17 of June & from that 

Time a Corporal 



Captain Asa Lawrence 



23 



the Whole amount of this Roll is four hundred fifty two pound 
seventeen shillings and Nine pence Deduction one hundred fifty 
six pound seven and nine pence 

Ballence Due two hundred Ninty six pounds ten shillings 

atest Nathan Wood 

In Council Jan^' 30 1776 Read «& allowed and ordered that a 
warrant be drawn on the TreasT for £2g?>:(): 115^ in full of the 
within Roll Perez Morton 

Dp"" Seer 

Cap' Asa Lawrences Muster Roll Co' Prescots Reg' 
Examined by N Wood 

[Indorsed] Cap'. Asa Lawrence Roll in Col? Prescott Reg' ;,^ 298:9:1134 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XV. 55) 

October 6 y^ 1775 
A return of Cap' Asa La7vrences Competiy in Colonal W" Prescott 

Ris[emen' 





Cap' Asa Lawrence 
Leu' v) John Williams 
Leu' 2'.' Thomis Spauldi 


Place of Residance 


grotton 
grotton 
Pepperell 


Obadiah Wetherell 
Sam" Gilson Residance 
Oliver Patch 
Lem" Parker 


c 


Pepperell 
Pepperell 
Grotton 
Grotton 


Joseph Shed 
Jonathan Steavens 
Sam" Farley 
Elisha Hoit 


a. 

U 


Pepperell 
Residance D? 

grotton 


Levi Parker 
•Lem" Parker 


Residance 

Westford 

Grotton 


1) 


e 

Q 





2 4 Groton during the Revolution 



Privates 


Resedance 


Privates 


Residance 


John ames 


Grotton 


Asa Porter 


Grotton 


Benj^ Blood 


Grotton 


Benj? Peirce Sept on Com- 


Grotton 


Jonathan Boiden 


Pepperell 


mand Quebek. 




Lem" Blood absent 


Grotton 


David Prescott 


Grotton 


James Bowers 


Pepperell 


Eleazer Parker 


Grotton 


Jonathan Capron 


Grotton 


Joel Porter 


Grotton 


Jonathan Colburn 


Grotton 


Nehem' Parker 


Grotton 


Nathan Cory 


Grotton 


Dan" Shed 


Raby 


Eleaz"^ Green 


Grotton 


John Shipley 


Grotton 


Sam" Green 


Pepperell 


Eleazer Spaulding 


Pepperell 


Semion Green 


Pepperell 


Nath" Shattuck absent 


Grotton 


Solomon Gilson 


Grotton 


Jonas Tarbell 


Pepperell 


David Hason 


Grotton 


David Wetherbee 


Pepperell 


Jaremiah Hobart absent 


Grotton 


Jonath" Woods 


Grotton 


Benj' Jewett 


Pepperell 


Jacob Williams 


Grotton 


John Kilburn 


Littleton 


Ruben Woods 


Grotton 


Jonathn Lewis 


Pepperell 


Semion Williams 


Grotton 


Josiah Lakin 


Grotton 






Thomis Lawrence 


Pepperell 


Kiled in batle on 17 of June 
Last or tak*^" 




Sam" Louejoy 


Pepperell 


Leu' Joseph Spaulding 


Pepperell 


Simon Lakin Discharged 
Sept. 21 


Pepperell 


Steauen foster 


Groton 






Abraham Blood 


Grotton 


Abel Nutting 


Grotton 


Tames Dodge 


Grotton 


Ezekil Nutting 


Grotton 


J 

Benj' Wood 

Simon Hobart Died July 24 


Pepperell 


Eph'" Nutting absent 


Grotton 


Grotton 



[Indorsed] Asa Lawrence Cap' 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVL 61) 



Capt. Asa Lazvrencc s Company 

The following affidavit, made by William Adams, of Chelms- 
ford, is found among the Revolutionary papers of the Massa- 
chusetts Archives (LV., File H, No. i) in the volume marked 
on the back " Worcester Rolls Parcels 2nd. & Mixed Rolls 
Vol. 2." It gives some interesting facts concerning the ser- 
vice of Captain Lawrence's company ; and the roll is, so far 



Captain Asa Lawrence 25 

as I am aware, the only list extant of the company at that 
period. There is reason to think that Ephraim Parker was 
a member, though his name does not appear with the others. 
Pomp Phillis, one of the privates, was a negro ; then all colors, 
red, white or black, were warmly welcomed by the patriots. 

William Adams of Chelmsford in the County of Middlesex and 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the seventy ninth year of my 
age, do testify and say that I rendered service in the Revolutionary 
War, that I now receive a Pension for survices thus rendered ; 
That in the first part of the Summer of 1778 I enlisted and went 
to West Point, the Company that I belonged to was Capi Asa 
Lawrence Company of Groton, the regiment was commanded by 
Co.'. Poor of Andover or Methuen, some part of our service was 
rendered at White Plains and Peekskill, this was an eight monthes 
service, we received our Discharges in the month of February 1779. 
the Company was commanded principally by the first Leutenant 
John Flint of Tukesbury, this Company was made up of men from 
Groton Chelmsford Bilerica Tukesbury, and other Towns in this 
vicinity, and I further testify that I have carefully examined the 
Role of Capt Asa Lawrence Company hereto attached and the prin- 
ciple part of the names born on this Roll are famillier to me, and 
many of the mens names, born on this Rolle are persons which I 
am certain were with me in the eight monthes service as above 
described, and I have no doubt but what it is an origional Roll of 
the Company which I rendered service in as above described, 

W^ Adams 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 

Middlesex ss. . Chelmsford April 23 = 1841 =: then Personally ap- 
peared the above named William Adams, well known to me to be 
a person of sound mind, and veracity, made Oath that the above 
affidavit by him subscribed is true. 

Before Me 

Benj^ P^t>ams Justice of the Peace 




2 6 Groton during the Revolution 



A Roal of Cap! 
Asa Lawrances Company 
in Co! Poor's Reg' 

Cap' Asa Lawrance ^ 
Lieu' John Flint > 
Lieu' Moses Barker ) 
Sarg! Peter Hunt 
Sarg! Edward Farmer 
Sarg! John Pushe 
Sarg! Nathan Coburn 
Corp! Ephraim Smith ) 
Corp! Benjamin Patch V 
Corp! Ebenezer Sawyer ) 
Moses Ames 
William Adams 
Asa Barker 
Reuben Baldwin 
John Baley 
Thomas Brown 
Eliezer Bartlet 
Timothy Bolten 
Joseph Barron 
Simeon Cory 
Joseph Dows 
John Eaton 
Samuel Farmer 
James Green 



Alpheus Hill 
James Haseltine 
Isaac Holden 
Jeffery Hartwell 
Daniel Hacket 
John Hall 
James Karr 
Abner Kent 
John Lock 
Abraham Merium 
Oliver Perham 
Ezra Porter 
Joel Porter 
Ezra Porter 'y. 
Pomp Phillis 
Peter Parker 
Isaac Powers 
Peter Runnel 
Benjamin Sartil 
Michael Sartil 
Philip Spaulding 
Ebenezer Stone 
William Whiting 



Captain yosiah Sartell 

Josiah Sartell, the second son of Nathaniel and Mary 
Sartell, was born probably in England about the year 1710, 
His father was an English mariner who came to Groton from 
Charlestown. The son married Mary Green, — by which union 
there were four children, two sons and two daughters, who 
all died in their minority, — and they lived on Chicopee Row. 



Captain Josiah Sartell 27 

At the time of his death he willed to the town his homestead 
farm together with an adjoining one, besides some other 
property. The proceeds arising from the sale of these 
lands now form a large part of the Groton Ministerial Fund. 
The men of his company for the most part lived in the 
northerly and easterly quarters of the town. Captain Sartell 
was one of the Committee of Correspondence for Groton, 
and during three years (1775-1777) vvas a member of the 
General Court. 

About twenty-five years ago his gravestone was removed 
from the old burying-ground to the new cemetery ; and the 
epitaph reads as follows : — 

Josiah Sartell Esq. 

died Aug' 30!!;' 1784. aged 74 

Mary Sartell his widow, died 

March 30'il 1 790. aged 80. 

and their Children who died in minority 

Nathaniel Sartell Esq. his 

father, who died Jan?' 16^ i74i- aged 60 

Abigail Green her sister, who 

died Dec' 20';^^ 1790. aged 83. 

and other relations. 

From death'' s arrest ?w age is free. 

Owing to the slight difference in surnames, there is some 
confusion in regard to the Sartell and Sawtell families for- 
merly resident in Groton. I am inclined to think, however, 
that they belonged to the same stock, and that the variation 
in the name was simply a matter of pronunciation. 



28 Groton during the Revolution 



A Muster roll of the Several persons that marched from Groton to 
Head quarters at Cambridge on the ninetee?ith day of April A D 
^^775- '^^^ ^^^^ Alarm under the cotnmand of Josiah Sartell Capt. 
Vizs. 



Mens names 


3 


s 

3 
O 






Josiah Sartell 
Job Shattuck 


Capt 
Lieut 


70 

70 


16 




Shattuck Blood 


Lieut 


70 


I I 




Benj. Green 
Benj. Lawrence 
Solomon Woods 


Serj 
Serj 
Serj 


70 
70 
70 


14 

3 




James Lawrence 
Jacob Patch 
Jacob Parker 
Jon'' Worster 


Serj 
Corp 
Corp 
Corp 


80 
70 
70 
70 


8 

15 
14 
16 




Eleaz' Spaulding 


Corp 


80 


1 1 




John Hugh 
Caleb Woods 


priv 


70 
70 


14 
6 




Jason Williams 




70 


14 




Daniel Williams 




70 


15 




James Sheple 




70 


17 




Isaac Lawrence 




70 


12 




Asa Porter 




70 


9 




Joel Porter 
John Sheple j' 
W- Farwell 




70 
70 
70 


9 

14 

9 




Oliver Lakin 




70 


14 




Sam' Gragg 
Nath Woods 




70 
70 


19 
12 




John Nutting jr 
Edm Blood 




70 
70 


12 
14 




John Hazen 
Benj'' Hazen 




70 

70 


1 1 

14 




John Lawrence 




70 


9 





Captain Josiah Sartell 



29 



Mens names 



Ezek Nutting 
Sam Worster 
Francis Worcester 
Abr^ Blood 
W'" Tuckerman 
Daniel Woods 
John Gragg 
Peter Blood 
James Blood jr 
David Lakin 
Levi Parker 
David Shead 
John Shattuck 
Jon? Stevens 
Jon? Boy den 
Jon^ Shiple 
W'" Spaulding 
David Wright 
Jon'^ Woods 
Winslow Parker 



private 



70 
70 
70 
70 
70 
70 
70 
70 
70 
70 
70 
80 
80 
80 
80 
80 
80 
80 
70 
70 



9 
16 

9 
14 

10 

9 

14 
14 

5 

1 1 
1 1 
14 

5 

10 
1 1 

5 

14 
10 

9 
9 



Each person borne on this Roll bore his expence out and home 
and whilst in Camp excepting two days allowance drawed out of 
the Common Store, So that no Innholders have any demands on 
the Colony or person in this Role 

A true Role Errors excepted f Josiah Sartell G?//" 

Colony of the Massachusetts bay March 19. 1776 

Capt" Josiah Sartell abovenamed made Solemn Oath to the truth 

of the above Roll by him Subscribed according to the best of his 

knowlege. 

Before Sam' Holten /us peace thrd" the Colony 

Compared with the Original and therewith agrees. 
JN° Turner ) ^^^^„ 

E. Starkweather ) 



30 Groton during the Revolution 

In Council April 8'" 1776. 

Read & Allowed & thereupon Ordered that a warrant be drawn 
on the Treasf for ^61 n 2 n i in full discharge of the within role 

John Lowell Dpy Sec^ PT 

[Indorsed] Groton Cap' Josiah Sartell Roll Copy ;^6i i, 2 1, i 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XIII. 89.) 



Captain yohn Sawtell 

John Sawtell was the youngest child of Ephraim and Abi- 
gail (Farnsworth) Sawtell, and was born on April 18, 1729. 
He died on December 23, 1790. His epitaph in the old 
burying-ground reads as follows : — 

^Cherub's Head.'\ 

Erected 

In Memory of 

Cap' John Sawtell, 

who departed this Life 

Dec! y^ 23^ Ay 1790. 

Aged 61^:' years 8 

months and 5 days. 

The following notice among the list of Deaths in the 
"Daily Evening Transcript" (Boston), May 9, 1853, may 
give a clew as to his family: — 

At East Salem, Washington Co., N. Y. April ist, in his SSth 
year, Ebenezer Harris, a native of Brooklyn, Ct. His wife, with 
whom he had lived in the married state for 68 years, was a 
daughter of John Sawtell, of Groton, Mass, who fought at Bunker 
Hill. 



Captain John Sawtell 



31 



A Muster roll of the Comp". in the Colony of the Mass" Service which 
march' d fro?n Groton &• Fep''ril on the 19'"?' of April iTJS- ^^^^ 
was under the Command of Cap'. John Sawtell, in Col". James 
Prescotts Regiment 





Mens Names 






.S <" 




H 




3 


c 3 2 
G -^ 


rt (1) 




Groton 


John Sawtell 


Cap! 


60 


20;^ 




Pep'ril 


Thomas Wright 


Ens? 


80 


18 




d? 


Sam! Gillson 




80 


1 1 




Groton 


Thomas Farwell 


Serj! 


60 


20>^ 




d? 


Enoch Cook 


d? 


60 


17^ 




Pep'ril 


Jo' Spaulding 


d° 


So 


13 




Groton 


John Fisk 


Corp' 


60 


I2>< 




d? 


Asa Stone 


d" 


60 


X2% 




d" 


Amos Lawrence 


[Priv.] 


60 


2 0>2 




d? 


Zach^ Longley 




60 


8>^ 




d? 


Jonas Brooks 




60 


20>^ 




d° 


Oliver Shed 




60 


\2yi 




d^ 


Reuben Fisk 




60 


11% 




d° 


Jonas Stone 




60 


12K 




d° 


Jon!" Terbol 




60 


I2>^ 




d^ 


Levi Stone 




60 


I2>^ 




d° 


Eben! Lowell 




60 


8K 




d° 


Joshua Chace 




60 


8>^ 




d° 


W" Park 




60 


20>^ 




Pep'ril 


Moses Shattuck 




80 


II 




Groton 


Benj? Amsden 




60 


12^4 




d" 


Thomas Hubbard 




60 


20>^ 




d° 


Hez'.' Hubbard 




60 


I2>^ 




d° 


James Davis 




60 


12;^ 




d° 


Neh'' Parker 




60 


I2>< 




d? 


Thomas White 




60 


2oy2 




Shirley 


John Killburn 




80 


\2yi 




[Gr]oton 


John Peirce 




60 


20>^ 




[Pe]p'ril 


Abel Spauldin 




80 


13 





3 2 Groton during the Revolution 



c 

o 
H 


Mens Names 


6' 








[Pejp'ril 


Tho' Spauldin 


[Priv.] 


8o 


II 




d:^ 


Philip Shattuck 




8o 


1 1 




d? 


David Write 




So 


9 




[Grjoton 


Zacheus Farwell 




6o 


I2>^ 




[Pep']nl 


Reuben Shattuck 




8o 


9 




[Grjoton 


Matthias Farnworth 




6o 


20>^ 




[Pep]'ril 


Joseph Shattuck 




8o 


6 




[do] 


Caleb Hubbard 




8o 


13 




[do] 


Jonas Tarbol 




8o 


13 




[do] 


Jo? Egerton 




8o 


16 




Pep'ril 


David Shattuck 




8o 


6 




d? 


Elijah Ames 




8o 


6 




d? 


Joseph Hall 




8o 


6 




d° 


Levi Hubbard 




8o 


6 




d? 


Isaiah Shattuck 




8o 


6 




d° 


Nathl Write 




8o 


6 




Groton 


James Shipley 




6o 


6 




Pep'ril 


Simon Gillson 




8o 


9 





Colony Massachusetts Bay Decf 27'.'' 1775 

John Sawtell made solemn Oath that this roll by him subscrib'd 
is just and true in all its parts 

Before me Moses Gill, y^us Peace 

John Sawtell Cap'. thro f. Province 



E. Starkweather 



Comtti" 



Compar'd with y*^^ Original "> by 
with w''.'' it agrees j 

In Council March 21"' 1776 

Read & allowed & ordered that a Warrant be drawn on the 
Treasury for ;^59 : ii/g^if in full of this Roll 

Perez Morton D Seer 

A true Copy G. Tailer 
[Indorsed] Copy Groton Cap' John Sawtell Muster-roll £^C) „ 11,, 9^ 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XIII. 90) 



Captain John Nutting 33 

The persons hereafter written marched to Cambridge on the Alarm on 
the 19'^' April i 775 and were otnitted in the roll I Exhibited 



mens Names 


Privats 


N? of 
mils 


No of Days 
in Servis 


Jabez Holdin 


Private 


60 


^% 


Abijah Warren 


D? 


60 


Ar'A 


Asael Wyman 


D? 


60 


4K 


Benj? Farnsworth 


D" 


60 


4>^ 


Mathias Farnsworth 


D-' 


60 


VA 


Simeon Brooks 






\V2 


David Kemp 


Dr 


60 


rA 


Will" Parks 


D° 


— 


10 


David Archabld 


D- 


— 


ZA 



True Copy John Sawtell Cap. 

Middlesex ss May 6"' 1776. 

John Sawtell above named made oath to the truth of the afore- 
going Roll 

Coram Oliver Prescott ^ust. Peace 

In Council May 8"" 1776. 

Read & allowed & ordered that a warrant be drawn on the 
Treasurer for ^4 m 12 n 6^ in full of the within roll 

Perez Morton 

D Seer 

[Indorsed] Copy of Cap. John Sawtell's minit roll a 2<| £\ „ 12 n dyi 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XIII. 91) 



Captain John Nutting 

The towns of Groton and Pepperell during the Revolution- 
ary period were closely identified, and the social intercourse 
between them was very intimate. If the families of the two 
towns were not akin to one another, in a certain sense they 
were neighbors ; and for that reason I include in this work a 

3 



34 Groton during the Revolution 

list of the Pepperell minute-men, commanded by John Nut- 
ting, who distinguished themselves in the war. Captain 
Nutting was a brave officer, but like many other military men 
of his day, a short time after the Revolution, he became 
indoctrinated with political heresies, and took an active part 
in promoting the Shays Rebellion. It is but fair, however, 
to say that he was highly esteemed by his townsmen, who to 
a large extent sympathized with him in his views. 

Captain Nutting lived in the northerly part of Pepperell, 
near the Nissitissett River. By the upsetting of a boat, he 
was drowned in that stream, on May 25, 1816. The two 
following epitaphs are to be seen in the burying-ground, near 
the First Parish Meeting-house in that town : — 

In Memory 

of Capt. 

John Nutting 

who was drowned 

May 25. 1816 

^t85 



To the memory of 

M'i Martha Nutting 

wife of Capt John Nutting and only 

child of MV William & M^ Martha Blood 

who departed this life on the 26- of July 

1 780 in the 44- Year of her age 

this stone is erected 



Captain John Nutting 



35 



A Muster Rook of Cap'- John Nutting Company of Mi net t men in 
Col- W'^ Prescott Regm' who marcM frofn Fepperrill y' 19 of 
April 1775 













Number 




Mens Names 


Towns from 

whence 
they Came 


Their 
Rank 


Time 

when 

marchd 


of miles 

Commg 

and Going 

Those that 


Time of 
Service 












return'^ 




John Nutting 


Pepperrell 


Captain 


April 


19 




6 Days 


Nathaniel Lakin 


D? 


I Lieu^ 


April 


19 




6 DO 


Abijah Boynton 


D? 


2 Lieu' 


April 


19 


80 miles 


15 DO 


John Mosher 


D? 


Serg' 


Do 1 


9 




15 DO 


Edm^ Bancroft 


D'? 


Serg' 


Do ] 


9 




6 D° 


W- Tarbel 


D° 


Serg' 


D° ] 


9 


80 Do 


II D° 


Nath' Sartell 


DO 


Sergt 


DO I 


9 




6D° 


Nath' Parker 


D° 


Corprl 


DO 


9 




6D° 


Josiah Newell 


D° 


CorpH 


DO 1 


9 


.... 


6 DO 


Pattrick White 


D? 


Corpri 


D° 


9 


80 Do 


10 DP 


Thomas Fisk 


D? 


Corpr'. 


DO 


9 


80 D° 


16 Do 


James Lakin 


D" 


Drumer 


DO 


9 


80 D" 


12 D" 


David Tarbel 


D° 


Private 


DO 


9 


80 Do 


II D° 


Joseph Sanderson 


D° 


D? 


DO 


9 


80 DO 


22 DO 


David Avery 


D" 


D° 


DO] 


9 


80 Do 


9 Do 


Elijah Shattuck 


D-? 


D'^ 


Do 


9 


80 D° 


8 D° 


Aaron Wood 


D° 


D° 


D° 


9 


80 Do 


15 Do 


Jonathan Sheple 


D° 


DO 


Do 


9 


80 Do 


8 DO 


Josiah Nutting 


D° 


D° 


DO 


9 


80 DO 


12 DO 


Benj« Nutting 


D° 


D'^ 


Do 


9 


80 DO 


12 Do 


Oliver Nevvall 


D° 


D° 


Do 


9 


80 Do 


9 Do 


Henry Woods 


D° 


D° 


Do 


t9 


80 DO 


12 DO 


Thomas Lawrence 


D^ 


D" 


Do 


9 


80 DO 


6 Do 


John Shattuck 


D" 


D- 


Do 


9 


80 D° 


22 DO 


David Blood 


D" 


D° 


Do 


9 


80 Do 


15 D° 


David Jewett 


D° 


D° 


DO 


9 


80 Do 


28 Do 


Paul Dickerson 


D° 


D^ 


Do 


9 


80 DO 


42 Do 


Oliver Shattuck 


D" 


D° 


Do 


9 


80 D° 


6 Do 


David Shattuck 


D° 


D" 


D" 


9 


80 Do 


6 Do 


Abijah Mosher 


D° 


D° 


Do 


'9 


80 D° 


5 DO 


Gilburt Dickson 


D" 


DO 


D" 1 


9 


80 DO 


6 Do 



36 Groton during the Revolution 



Mens Names 


Towns from 

whence 
they Came 


Their 
Rank 


Time 
when 
marchti 


Number 
of miles 
Coming 
and Going 
Those that 
returnd 


Time of 
Service 


Elijah Ames 
Darius Hudson 


Pepperrell 
D° 


Private 
D° 


April 19 
D" 19 


So 


miles 


5 Days 
10 D" 


Silas Pierce 


D° 


D" 


D" 19 








6 D" 


Abijah Parker 


D" 


DO 


D° 19 








6 D" 


James Mosher 


D" 


D° 


D° 19 








6 D° 


Ebenz^ Nutting 
John Boynton 
Peter Perham 


D" 
D° 
D° 


D" 
D° 
D° 


D°I9 
D° 19 
D" 19 








6D° 
6D° 
6D° 


Robinson Lakin 


D° 


D° 


D° C9 








6D" 


Leonard Spaulding 
Jeremiah Shattuck 
John Chamberlin 


Fulham[Vt.] 

Pepperrell 

D° 


D'^ 
D» 
D° 


D°20 

D" 19 
D° 19 








5D" 
6D° 
6 D° 


Samuel Cummings 


New Ipswich 


D^ 


D" 19 








6 D° 


George Abbot 
Abraham Boynton 


Pepperrell 
D" 


D° 
D° 


D" 19 
D° 19 








6D° 
6D° 


George Aldridge 


D" 


D° 


D° 19 








6D° 


Moses Blood 


D'> 


D? 


D ' 23 








2 D" 


Joseph Chamberlin 
Isaac Chamberlin 


D" 
Chelmsford 


D° 
D" 


D<'23 
D° 19 








2 DO 
6D" 


Elias Dickey 
Hirum Dean 
Simeon Foster 


Raby 
Jeffery 
Groton 


D'^ 
D" 
D" 


D" 19 
D°23 
D" 19 








6D" 
2 D" 
6 D" 


Nathan Fish 
Simon Green 


Pepperrill 
D" 


D" 
D° 


D" 19 
D" 19 








6 D- 
6 D" 


Martin Lawrence 


Peckersfield 


D° 


D'> 19 








6 D" 


Daniel Mosher 


Pepperrell 


D" 


D° 19 








6D" 


Joshua Lawrence 
Francis Lee 


D' 
D" 


D" 
D" 


D° 19 
D019 








6D". 
6D° 


John Adams 


D" 


D-^ 


D" 19 








6 D" 


Thomas Lawrence Jr 


D" 


D" 


D° 19 








6D" 


Ambrus Lakin 


Groton 


D° 


D°23 








2 D" 


Abner Michel 


Luningburgh 


D" 


D" 19 








6D" 


Samuel Nutting 


Pepperrell 


D" 


D" 19 








6D" 


Abel Parker 


D' 


D^ 


D" 19 








6 0" 


Winslow Parker 


Groton 


D" 


D" 19 








6 D" 



Captain John Nutting 



37 











Number 




Mens Names 


Towns from 

whence 
they Came 


Their 

Rank 


Time 

when 

march'.' 


of miles 

Coming 

and Going 

Those tliat 

return'.' 


Time of 
Service 


Jonas Shattuck 


Pepperrell 


Private 


April 19 


80 miles 


6 Days 


Michael Sartell 


D" 


D'^ 


D" 19 






6 D^' 


Jonas Warren 


D'> 


D" 


D'^ 19 










6 D° 


James Tarbel 


D" 


D^^ 


D° 19 










6 D° 


Isaac Williams 


U" 


D° 


D'^ 19 










6D° 


Joseph Whitney 


D'> 


D° 


D° 19 










6 D° 


Thomas Wetherbee 


D" 


D^^ 


D° 19 










6 D° 


Ruben Spaulding 


D'^ 


D^' 


D° 19 










6 D° 


William Warren 


D° 


D-^ 


D« 19 










6 D° 


Edm'i Peerce 


D" 


D" 


D-^ 19 










6D° 


Wainright Fisk 


D^' 


D'^ 


D'^ 19 










6D° 


Jeremiah Shattuck Jr 


D^' 


D° 


D° 19 










6 D° 


Ebenezer Laughton 


D" 


D'^ 


D° 19 










6D° 


Sampson Woods 


D' 


D'^ 


D° 19 










6D- 


William Green 


D" 


D° 


D° 19 










6 D° 


Andrew Brown 


D" 


D'^ 


D° 19 










12 D" 



John Nutting Cap' 

Colony Massachusetts Bay March 15"' 1776 

John Nutting personally appeared & made Solemn Oath that this 
role by him Subscribed is true in all it's parts according to the best 
of his Knowledge 

Before Jabez Fisher Jus. Peace thro the CoP 



Examin'd & compar'd with the Original 

E Starkweather) 
JosiAH Johnson ) 



Com"' 



In Council Ma' 27th 1776 Read & allow'd & order'd that a 
Warrant be drawn on the Treas^ for 58.18.1 in full of said Roll 

Perez Morton D Seer 

[Indorsed] Copy Cap'. John Nuttings Muster role Minute men Pepperrell 
^58-18-1 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XIII. 22) 



38 Groton during the Revolution 

A return of Capt John Nutting Company in Coll Wm: Prescotts Rig- 
ment October y 6. 1775 

Mens Names Place of Residence 

Simeon Forster Groton Sick on furlow 

Anibras Lakin Groton Present 

Cambridge October y"^ 2d the 1775 

John Nutting Cap' 

[Indorsed] Capt John Nutting Company 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVI. 67) 



Captain Henry Haskell 

Henry Haskell commanded a military company that 
marched from Shirley on the ever-memorable Nineteenth. 
For the Muster-roll, see Reverend Seth Chandler's History 
(pages 122, 123). 

Technically they were not minute-men, as designated by 
Mr. Chandler, and they are not so called in the heading of 
the roll ; and, furthermore, they belonged to Colonel James 
Prescott's command, which was a militia regiment. The 
minute-men of that period comprised only one-quarter of the 
enrolled militia, and in this neighborhood they belonged to 
Colonel William Prescott's command. It will be noticed 
that, in the headings of the Muster-rolls, Captain Farwell's 
company and Captain Lawrence's are both styled " minute- 
men," while Captain Sawtell's company and Captain Sartell's 
are not so designated, showing that there was then a distinc- 
tion between them. Captain John Nutting's company from 
Pepperell is also styled one of " minute-men ; " while other 
companies are designated as militia, and they were in Colonel 
James Prescott's command. On that eventful day there was 
room for all, and the sturdy yeomanry thought more of the 
substance than of the sound. They may not have been en- 
rolled as minute-men, but when they were needed they 



Captain Henry Haskell 39 

marched to the scene of conflict all the same, and did a 
patriot's duty. A few days after the beginning of the War 
the expression " minute-man " fell into disuse, and a soldier 
was spoken of as belonging to the Massachusetts Line or 
the Continental Army, as the case might be. 

In the year 1735 Captain Haskell's father came from 
Gloucester, and settled in that part of Harvard which is 
now known as Still River. At this time the son was about 
a year old, and probably he was born at Gloucester. 

Captain Haskell was thrice married : first, on January 6, 
1757, to Rebecka WillaVd, of Lancaster, who died on April 8, 
1772; secondly, on December i, 1772, to Martha Little, of 
Lunenburg, who died on September 28, 1778; and, thirdly, 
to Charity Pratt, of Lancaster (published February 10, 1781), 
who died in December, 18 13. During his married life ten 
children were born to him and his wife. He owned and oc- 
cupied a farm situated near the Shirley Shakers ; and his 
death took place at Lancaster, on June 10, 1807. 

In Lancaster, Henry Haskell, Esq. yEt. 73 ; a Lt. Col. in the 
revolutionary army. 

" Columbian Centinel " (Boston), June 17, 1807. 

On April 19, 1900, a monument was dedicated to the men of 
Shirley who marched on April 19, 1775, under the command 
of Captain Haskell, and to all others of that town who took 
part in the War of American Independence. 

The following Roll gives a list of the men in Captain Has- 
kell's company, as it was at the beginning of the year 1776. 
Presumably it was formed largely on the lines of the one that 
marched on April 19. As it contains so many Groton names, 
I print the whole list. 



40 Groton during the Revolution 



Camp at Cambrige Janauary y<-' 13'h 1776 
A Roll of the Traviling feas of Cap'- Henry Haskells Company of 
militia Joined Co'- Prescotts Rigment 



Mens Names 


Town 


No 
of mils 




Henry Haskell cap' 


Shirley 


74 




Job Shattuck Lieu! 


Groton 


70 




Samuell Gelson L' 


Pepperrell 


80 




Wallis Little 


Shirley 


74 




Peter Butterfield 


Towsend 


84 




Abner Whitcomb 


Groton 


70 




Elijah Wyman 


Townsend 


84 




Joseph Hail 


Pepperrell 


80 




Isaac Patch 


Groton 


70 




moses Warren 


Townsend 


84 




Solomon Peirce 


Townsend 


84 




John Tarbell 


Groton 


70 




Tho"" Wason 


Shirley 


74 




Will'" Bolton 


Shirley 


74 




Amos Holdin 


Shirley 


74 




John Jupp 


Shirley 


74 




Thadeus Harrington 


Shirley 


74 




Amos Dole 


Shirley 


74 




Ruben Kendall 


Shirley 


74 




Joseph Dodge 


Shirley 


74 




Jonathan Conant 


Shirley 


74 




Thomas Clark 


Shirley 


74 




Jonathan Lewis 


Pepperall 


80 




Daniel Turner 


Pepperall 


80 




John Scott 


Pepperrall 


80 




Richard Stevens 


Pepperrall 


80 




Shebuel Conant 


Pepperrall 


80 




Abel Spaldin 


Pepperrall 


80 




Joel Hubart 


Pepperrall 


80 




Eleazar Shattuck 


Pepperrall 


80 





Captain Henry Haskell 41 



Mens Names 


Town 


N? 
of mils 




Benjamin Hudson 


Pepperrall 


80 




Peter Blood 


Pepperrall 


80 




Levi Woods 


Pepperrall 


80 




John Gelson 


Pepperrall 


80 




moses Shattuck 


Pepperrall 


80 




Nathaniel Woods 


Groton 


70 




Shattuck Blood 


Groton 


70 




David Lakin 


Groton 


70 




Benj? Simson 


Groton 


70 




Amos Woods 


Groton 


70 




Will"' Derumple 


Groton 


70 




Benj" Green 


Groton 


70 




Phinehas Parker 


Groton 


70 




Nethaniel Lawrance 


Groton 


70 




James adoms 


Groton 


70 




Benj" Hazin 


Groton 


70 




Timothy moors 


Groton 


70 




Isaac Warren 


Groton 


70 




Daniel Willard 


Groton 


70 




Samuell Kemp 


Groton 


70 




Amos Adoms 


Groton 


70 




Ebeneazar Lewis 


Groton 


70 




Will"' farwell 


Groton 


70 




John Fisk 


Groton 


70 




Ruben Cummings 


Groton 


70 




Levi Samson 


Groton 


70 




John Nichols 


Groton 


70 




Joseph moors 


Groton 


70 




Silas Page 


Groton 


70 




John fife 


Groton 


70 




John Lock 


Townshend 


84 




Will'." manning 


Townshend 


84 




Ebeneazar Ball 


Townshend 


84 




James Lock 


Townshend 


84 





42 Groton during the Revolution 



Mens Names 


Town 


No 
of mils 




Hincheman Warren 


Townshend 


84 




James Patt 


Townshend 


84 




John Stevens 


Townshend 


84 




John Haskell 


Shirley 


74 




John Sherrin 


Townshend 


84 




Thomas Little 


Petersborough 


130 





Henry Haskell Cap'. 

Capt. Hasekells Number 6 Reed of the Courts Committee viz 
Co" Lovell and Maj' Bliss Seventy Two pounds Four Shillings & 
Two pence in full of the within Roll for our Travil too and from 
Head Quarters at the Rat of one penny pr Mile 

Henry Haskell Cap' 

[Indorsed] Cap'. Henry Haskell Col? Prescotts Reg 1776 
Camp at Cambridge 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XIX. 170) 



Captahi Joseph Moors 

Joseph Moors, the youngest child of Abraham and Eliza- 
beth (Gilson) Moors, was born at Groton, on May 30, 1738. 
In the campaign of 1758 he served at the siege and capture 
of Louisburg, and, on March 4, 1772, was commissioned as 
adjutant in Colonel James Prescott's regiment, and, on March 
9, 1774, as cornet in Captain Benjamin Bancroft's company 
of troopers in the same regiment. He commanded a com- 
pany at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and, on January i, 1776, 
was commissioned by the Continental Congress as captain 
of a company in Colonel William Prescott's regiment. After 
his return from the army he settled on his paternal estate, 
and carried on the farm where he was born. It is situated 
on the road leading from the Groton School to Ayer. Dur- 
ing a long life, respected both by his neighbors and townsmen. 



Captain Joseph Moors 



43 



he filled many positions of trust and responsibility among 
them, and for nine years he represented the town in the 
General Court. 

On July 22, 1 76 1, Captain Moors was married, first, to 
Lucy, fifth child of David and Elizabeth Stone, who died on 
August 26, 1773, in the thirty-third year of her age, accord- 
ing to her epitaph ; and, secondly, to Sarah, elder daughter of 
Samuel and Miriam (Morse) Ward, of Natick, who was born 
on November 25, 1751, and died at Groton, on April 15, 1822, 
aged seventy years. He died on July 25, 1820, aged eighty- 
two years. 



A MUSTER-ROLL of the Company wider the Command of Cap- 
tain \^Joseph Moors\ in Coloticl [ William Prescotf s'\ Regiment, to 
the first of August, 1775. 



Men's Names. 


Towns whence 
they came. 


Rank. 


Time of 
Inlistment. 


Travell. 


Time of 
Service. 


Joseph Moors 


groton 


Captain 


Mayy"^' lo"' 


35 Miles 


83 Days 


Zac'iS Walker 


Merimack 


I Leiutenant 


April y<-' 24 


45 D'^ 


99- 


Isaac Dodge 


Groton 


2^' Leiutenant 


May y-' lo"' 


35 D" 


83 days 


Phin'" Hemingway 


Groton 


Serjeant 


April y-' 23 


35 D° 


98 D° 


William M<^cluer 


Merimack 


Serjeant 


April 28«'> 


45 


95 D° 


Timothy Woods 


Groton 


Serjeant 


May 2o'h 


35 


73 DO 


thomas Bigsby 


Leechfield 


Serjeant 


April 28 


45 


95 Days 


Ephraim Warren 


Shirley 


Corporal 


May 18 


40 


75 D9 


Silas Davis 


Shirley 


Corporal 


May 17 


40 


76 D° 


Joseph Taylor 


Groton 


Corporal 


May 21 


35 


72 D? 


David Willson 


Shirley 


Corporal. 


May 25 


40 


68 D° 


Saml' Farnsworth 


Groaton 


Drumer. 


May 15 


35 


78 


Peter Davis 


Leuninburg 


private 


April 30 


45 


93 


Tho^ Colven 


Groaton 


Ditt" 


May 20 


35 


73 


William Spalden 


Raby 


Ditto 


April 28 


55 


95 


Joseph Moors Jun": 


Groton 


Ditto 


May 20 


35 


72> 


Oliver Tarbell 


Groton 


Ditto 


May 23 


35 


70 


Sam'i Conrey 


Holis 


Ditto 


April 28 


40 


95 


Abraham Ireland 


Leuninburg 


Ditto 


May 20 


45 


73 


John Jacobs 


Merimack 


Ditt° 


April 28 


45 


95 


Jonas Procter 


Groton 


Ditto 


May 27 


35 


66 


Leonard Taylor 


Groton 


Ditto 


April 24 


35 


98 



44 Groton during the Revolution 



Men's Names. 



Towns whence 
they came. 



phi^ Keemp 
Joseph Keemp 
Asa Danforth 
Silas Roby 
James Mack 
William Spalden J'' 
Joseph Taylor J": 
Robert M'^Cormack 
Ebenez^ Hill 
John Clough 
Jasen harsell 
John Combs 
Zebediah Wool 
Ebenez": pirkens 
phinehas Whitney 
Daniel Page 
Daniel Kezer 
David Archabell 
William Lasley 
Zac Longley 
Abel Amsden 
W." Cawin 
John Sawtell 
[Samuel] Wright 
[Amos Fisk] 
[Thomas] Colbourn 
Eben^ Youngmen 



Groton 

Groton 

Bilirica 

Merimack 

Merimack 

Raby 

Groton 

Merimack 

Merimack 

Plymouth 

Merimack 

Merimack 

Leuninburg 

petersbourg 

Haruard 

Shirley 

Shirley 

groton 

groton 

groton 

groton 

merrimak 

New ipwich 

riollis 

Groton 

Dunstabell 

Dunstabell 



Rank. 



private 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditt? 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Artorfishe 
privat 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 



Time of 
Inlistment. 



May 27 

May 25 

April 28 

April 27 

April 28. 

April 29 

April 28 

April 25 

April 25 

Apl 28 

Ap'. 28 

Apl 28 

May 20 

Apl 28 

May 19 

May 19 

May 17 

May 17 

May 20 

May 20 

May 20 

April 28 

April 24 

April 28 

May [ ] 

April 28 

April 28 



Travell. 



35 Miles 

35 
20 

45 
45 
55 
35 
45 
45 
130 

45 
45 
45 
65 
35 
40 
40 
35 
35 
35 
35 
45 
55 
40 

35 
40 
40 



Time of 
Service. 



66 Days 

68 

95 
96 

95 
94 
95 
95 
95 
95 
95 
95 
73 
95 
74 
74 
76 
76 
73 
73 
73 
95 
98 

95 
26 

51 
51 



Copy Ex" 

In Council FehY 13"' 1776 

Read & ordf that a Warrant pass on the Treasurer for the sum 
of 201-1 1-9-3 ^^ full Discharge of the above roll 

Perez Morton 

D Seer 
hemingway mistake Not Rectifyed 

[Indorsed] Cap'. Jos Mores Roll in Col-^ Prescotts Reg«. ;^20i : 1 1 : 9^ 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XV. 70) 



Captain Joseph Moors 45 

Near the end of the Muster-roll of Captain Moors's com- 
pany, printed on the opposite page, is the name of Amos 
Fisk within brackets. It was inserted by me in the manu- 
script so long ago that I have forgotten my authority for 
doing so. In the original roll at the State House the name 
was written where a fold in the paper afterward came, and 
unfortunately it is now entirely gone. Whoever the man 
was, he did only 26 days' service from a date in the month 
of May, and drops out of the company on or near June 17. 
The two men following his name on the roll are known to 
have been killed in the battle ; and one Amos Fisk was cap- 
tured in the fight and died in Boston jail during the early 
part of August. His death is recorded in " A Journal kept 
by John Leach, during his confinement by the British, in 
Boston Gaol, in 1775," which appears in "The New England 
Historical and Genealogical Register" (XIX. 258) for July, 
1865. He is mentioned also in a list of prisoners taken at 
Bunker Hill, which is printed in "The New-England Chroni- 
cle: or, The Essex Gazette" (Cambridge), September 14, 
1775. In this list his Christian name is given as " Amasa," 
and he is put down as from Pepperell. Perhaps he was 
Amos, a son of Josiah and Sarah Fisk, who was born on 
May 12, 1739, in that part of Groton which is now Pepperell. 
At the date of his birth there was no town of Pepperell, but 
the whole neighborhood was Groton. The number of miles 
of travel accredited to him on the roll would seem to indicate 
that he was living in Groton at the time of his enlistment. 
My authority for inserting the name in the Muster-roll was 
entirely independent of the reasons here given, which are 
now recited in order to show their probability. 

The number of soldiers from Groton, who were either killed 
at the Battle of Bunker Hill or died from their wounds, was 
twelve, greater than that from any other town ; and the Me- 
morial Tablets placed on Winthrop Square in Charlestown, by 
the city of Boston, on June 17, 1889, are my authority for the 
statement. They were serving in five different companies of 
Colonel Prescott's regiment. 



46 Groton during the Revolution 

A Returti of Capt Joseph Moors Compeny In Call IV'" Priscuit 
Reg'. October 6 : 1775 



Capt Joseph moors Groton 

1 U Zac Walker marrimac 

2 L' Isaac Dodge Groton 



Phinehus Haminway 
W^.^ M'^Cluen Present 

Timothy Woods Do 

Tho? Bixby Do 



Groton 
marrimac 
Groton 
Litchfiled 



Scilias Dauis Present Shirly 

Dauid Wilson Do Shirly 

Eph" Warren Do Shrily 

Joseph Taylor Ju' Do Groton 



Drumer Sameull Farnsworth Present Groton 



Peter Dauis 


Prs! 


Lunenburg 


Rob«. M'^ Cormack Prs'. 


marrimac 


Tho^ Caluin 


Do 


Groton 


Ebn': Hill Do 


marrimac 


W"?? Spalding 


woonded 
abesent 


Raby 


John Claugh Do 
Jasen Haskell Do 


Plymouth 
marrimac 


Joseph moors Junr P'. 


Groton 


John Combs Do 


marrimac 


Saml' Conrey 


Do 


Hollis 


Eben": Purkins Do 


Petersbrough 


Oliuer Tarbell 


Do 


Groton 


Abel Amsdon Do 


Groton 


Ab-? Irland Ju' 


Derseted 


Lunenburg 


Phinhus Whitney Do 


Haruard 


John Jacobs 


Prest. 


marrimac 


Daniel Page Do 


Shirly 


Jonas Procter 


Do 


Groton 


Daniel Kezer Sick absent Shirly 


Lenorad Taylor 


Do 


Groton 


Dauid Archebell Prs'. 


Groton 


Joseph Keemp 


Do 


Groton 


Zac Longley Sick in Cam 


p Groton 


Phinhus Keenip 


Do 


Groton 


John Sawtell Prist 


New Ipwich 


Ase Danforth 


Do 


Billeirac 


Joseph Govvin Sick abesent Shirly 


Silias Roby 


Do 


marrimac 


Zebl' Willas Sick in camp Lunenburg 


James mack 


Do 


marrimac 


W™ Cawin Prist 


marrmiac 


W'V Spalding Jun^ on Com'' Raby 


Sam'.' Wright Do 


Hollis 


Joseph Taylor 


Sick in Camp Groton 


W'.'.' Lasley Sick abese 


nt Groton 



Groton Men Enlisted Elsewhere 47 

Sargent Beng? Prescott Killed June 17: Bunkerhill Groton 
Ebn' youngman Do June 17 Bunkerhill Hollis 

Thos Colbourn Do June 17: Bunker hill Dunstable 

Zaccheus Walker Lieu' 

[Indorsed] Return of Cap'. Moors Compney Oct- 6: 1775 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVI. 65) 



The following lists are taken from various Returns among 
the State Archives, and give the names of Groton men who 
served at the beginning of the Revolution in several military 
companies raised in the neighborhood. 

Captain Robert Longley was of Bolton, and raised a mili- 
tary company for the most part belonging in that town. 

A MUSTER-ROLL of the Company imder the Command of Captain 
\_Robert Longley'\ in Colonel \^Asa IVhitcomb's'] Regimefit, to the 
first of August, 1 7 7 5- 



Men's Names. 


Towns whence 
they came. 


Rank. 


Time of Inlistment. 


Travel! . 
miles 


Time of Service, 
months Days 


Caleb Blood 


Groton 


Private 


[April] 29 


36 


3 : 10 


Jonas Sawtell 


Groton 


D" 


Ap' 29 


30 


3 : «o 



Copy attest Jabez Fisher 

In Council Jan*' 18"' 1776 Read & allowed & thereupon 
ordered that a Warr' be drawn on the Treas' for 274 n 8 n 9 in 
full of the within Role. 

John Lowell Dp^ Sec'' P T 

[Indorsed] Cap'. Rob'. Longley in Col" Whetcombs Regim'. 274 n 8 „ 9 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XV. 58) 



48 Groton during the Revolution 

A Return of Cap' Longley Compncy of Bolton, In Col Asa Whitcombs 
Rigment \_October^ ^775-] 



Mens Names 

Caleb Blood 
Jonas Sawtell 



The Town 
thay belong to 

Groton 
Groton 



Robert Longley Cap' 

[Indorsed] Cap'. Longly Return 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVI. 144) 



Captain Abijah Child belonged in Waltham, and recruited 
a company in that neighborhood. 

Return of Cap' Abijah Child's Cotnpany in the 3 7"' Reg* of Foot 
in the Continental Army Commanded by L'- Col W" Bond 



Mens Names 

John Pierce 



Towns 
belonging to 

Groton 



Camp Prospect Hill Oct": 6. 1775 

[Indorsed] Cap'. Child 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVI. 251) 



Abijah Child Cap'. 



Captain Peter Coburn lived in Dracut, and raised a company 
belonging largely in that town. 

Return of Capt \_Peter'\ Coburn Company in Col. Bridges Rigim'. 
Sept. 2Gth 1775 

Tobias Brigs | Groton | 

Ebenezer Varnum 2/ L'. 
[Indorsed] Cap'. Coburn 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVI. 182) 



Groton Men Enlisted Elsewhere 49 

Captain Ephraim Corey was of Stow, and his company had 
men from several towns. 

A ReturJi of the Mens Names Last Residence Present or Absent dr^c 
belonging to Ephraim Coreys Company in Coll Prescotts Rgmt 

Sergt Abel Parker groton Present 

Corp' Oliver Laken groton Present 

Corp' John Parker groton D° 

Mens Names Residence Casualties 

Benj™ Bennet groton Present Sick 

Jon"* Davis groton Sick 

Robert Parker Jr groton Present 

Benj'" Parker groton D° 

John Whitney groton D° 

Abner Whitney groton D° 

Chambers Corey Groton Kill'' June 1 7 on Bunker hill 

Robert Parker groton died Sep""" 30 at Cambrige 

Abiel Parker groton Discharg;^ Sep'" 23'' by Mgr [Major] 

Moyland 

Cambrige October y*: I'i] 1775 

[Indorsed] The late Cap' Parkers Cap< Ep"? Corey 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVI. 64) 



Captain Thomas Wait Foster was of Hadley, and he had 
two Groton men in his company. 

A Return of Cap'. Thomas Wait Foster's Company of Artillery 
\in the'] Hon'f Richard Gridleys Regiment 



Mens Names 

Aaron Bigolow 
Dudley Kemp 



Wherefrom 

Growton 
Growton 
JosiAH Lyman Cap' Lieut 



[October, 1775] 

[Indorsed] Capt Tho^ W. Foster. 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVI. 271) 



50 Groton during the Revolution 

Captain Samuel Gilbert was of Littleton, and he had one 
Groton man in his company. 

Cambridge Sep'' y« 28"^ 1775 

A Return of Capt Sam" Gilbert Company in C</' W- Prescott Reg' 
agreable to the orders of the 24 instant 

Mens Names Place of Residence 

Thos Baker Groton 

[Indorsed] Samll Gilbert Capt 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVI. 62) 



Captain Joshua Parker belonged in Westford, where for the 
most part his company was recruited. 

A Return of Capt Joshua Parkers Company in the \o"' Regiment of 
foot Commatided By Col'. W- Prescott Containing their Names 
Time of Entrence where Resident Wheti Dead Where if on Com'' 
a?id or When Dischargd 

„ . , ,, ». ^ ,, • , , When dead or Dischard or 

Privates Men Names Entrance Residents „ . 

on Comd 

David Kemp Apr' 27 Groton taken Captive Died att 

Boston Sep' 10''' 
Peter Fisk Ditto 27 Grotton kild In battle June 17"' 1775 

Leivt ameziah Fassett Apr' 19 Groton Taken Captive June 17"' 

Died att Boston July y'' 5'-^ 

This To Certify that these men above Nam'' Entred the Service 
with me att the time set down against their Respective Names and 
from the Different Towns Signefied In the Same Maner of Both 
Efective and Unaffective of my Company and the Time of the 
Deseased is in the Like manner Signifyed. 

Joshua Parker Cap' 

[Indorsed] A Return of Cap^ Joshua Parkers Company In the Tenth Rege- 
ment of foot Commanded By Colonel William Prescott Esq' September the 

27'" 1775 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVI. 70) 



Captain Zechariah Fitch 5 i 

Captain Abijah Wyman was of Ashby, where he recruited 
a company. 

A Reiur7i of the ?iamcs of the officers &= fuen Belo?iging to Cap'. 
\_Abijah'\ IVymans Compeny ifi Colo: IV- Prcscotts Regt : 
spacefing the totvns thay Belong too 

Daniel Gilson Groton Corprel 

Cambredge octr 3 1775 

Isaac Brown Lei/ 
[Indorsed] Cap Wymans 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVI. 66) 

Captain Zechariah Fitch 

Zechariah Fitch was the eldest child of Zechariah and 
Elizabeth (Grimes) Fitch, and was born at Bedford, on 
April I, 1734. He was married, first, to Rebekah Davis, 
eldest daughter of Eleazer and Rebecca (Chandler) Davis, 
who was born on August 2, 1736; and after marriage they 
settled in Groton. By this union there were two daughters, 
of whom Abigail, probably the younger, was born in the 
year 1761. Neither the first wife nor the second lived a long 
time after the marriage, as it is entered in the Groton church 
records, under date of August 4, 1763, "Zechariah Fitch of 
Groton to Lydia Tuck of Bedford; " and, again, under date 
of February 3, 1767, " Zacheriah Fitch to Sibele Lakin both 
of Groton." By the second mkrriage there were two sons, 
Richard, born on October 25, 1763, and Joseph, born on 
February 13, 1766. His third wife, ]\Irs. Sibyl (Lakin) Fitch, 
was a daughter of John and Lydia (Parker) Lakin, born on 
October 16, 1739; and she died on October 11, 1806. By 
her there were four sons and three daughters. Late in life, 
on May 11, 1809, Captain Fitch was married at Pepperell to 
Betsey Tuttle, of Littleton, as his fourth wife, who died on 
January 5, 1823. His own death had taken place previously 
on September 2, 1820. His father was a younger brother of 
John Fitch, from whom the city of Fitchburg takes its name. 



5 2 Groton during the Revolution 

According to tradition Captain Fitch was a fine-looking 
man, tall, straight, and well-proportioned, who wore short 
clothes set off with knee-buckles and shoe-buckles, as was 
common in those days. The sword carried by him in the 
Revolution was given to the Groton Historical Society by 
his venerable granddaughter Mrs. Amelia Fitch Rowe, on 
October 2, 1894 ; and his commission as Captain, also given 
by her, on October i, 1898. Fitch's Bridge over the Nashua 
River, near his farm, takes its name from him. 

A note-book kept by him is printed in the "Groton Histori- 
cal Series" (IV. 378-385), which gives a few facts concerning 
the itinerary of his company from Groton to Fort Ticon- 
deroga, and thence back again to Groton. In the book he 
writes: — "August y' 3'' 1776 I Rec" my Comision y 21" 
I rec"" orders to march as soon as Posable to Bennington 
ye 28 I marched from Groton," etc. This note-book I 
bought a long time ago at a junk shop in Boston. 

Within two or three years Mrs. Rowe, has given me some 
interesting documents relating to her grandfather's company. 
Among them are several Pay-rolls with the names of the 
men, which are not found elsewhere, besides other manuscript 
papers printed below. 

A Rooll of Cap'. Zacheriah Fitches Company m Cot Samuel Brewers 
Reg', for their Milage September the i2)"' 1776 



Officers & Men 



Cap! Zacheriah Fitch. 

1 Lieut. Nathan Stow 

2 Lieu! Josiah Bowers 
Ensign Nehemiah Blodget 



N 
Miles 



128 

147 
147 
141 



The .'Vmount 
at i-^pf 

Mile 



O II 10 II b 

O II 12 M 3 

12 II 3 

I I II 9 

2 m 6 II I I 



The Amount 
of I Days pay 

for every 20 M 



I II 14 II 

I II I 2 II 

I II 12 II 

18 II 

5 .1 16 „ 



Captain Zechariah Fitch ^], 





No 
Miles 


The Amount 


The Amount 




Officers & Men 


at i<i p''. 
Mile 




of I Days pay 

for every 20 M 




Serj! Abijah Mead 


151 


II 12 M 


7 


II I I II 10 




Serj' Levi Fletcher 


137 


I I 11 


5 


10 




Serj' John Scott 


148 


12 ti 


4 


II 4 




Serjf Silas Foster 


140 


I I ti 


8 


II I 






576 


2 ., 8 n 





2.1 411 3 




Corpp! Zebediah Farrer 


151 


II 12 M 


7 


II 10 II 6 




Corpp! Isaac Corey 


155 


12 II 


II 


1 1 II 




Corpp! Joseph Lawrance 


132 


I I ti 





9 " 3 




Corpl Zacheus Richardson 


153 


12 11 


9 


10 II 6 




Drumer Jonathan Hamblet 


I 48 


12 II 


4 


10 II 6 




Fifer Benjamin Hazen 


12S 


10 II 


8 


9 " 3 






867 
140 


3 M 12 n 


3 


3 II I II 




Ebenezer White 


11 I I II 


8 


On 9 11 4 




Sin:ion Hunt 


140 


I I II 


8 


9 " 4 




Ephraim Forbush 


140 


II II 


8 


9 " 4 




Daniel Billings 


i,Si 


12 II 


7 


10 II I 




Abel Adams 


151 


12 M 


7 


10 II I 




Henry Bond 


155 


12 11 


1 1 


10 II 4 




Samuel Train 


155 


12 II 


II 


10 II 4 




William Graves 


155 


12 II 


1 1 


10 II 4 




Aaron Wright 


147 


12 II 


3 


911 9 




David Evens 


155 


12 II 


1 1 


10 II 4 




Amos Stow Jun' 


147 


12 ti 


3 


9 " 9 




Samuel Jewel 


147 


12 It 


3 


9 " 9 




William Gammel 


147 


12 II 


3 


9 " 9 




Richard Hay 


147 


12 II 


3 


9 " 9 




Thaddeus Garfield 


15.S 


I 2 II 


II 


10 II 4 




Peter Sterns 


147 


12 11 


3 


9 " 9 




Stephen Blood Junr 


M7 


12 11 


3 


9 " 9 




Francies Lagros 


147 


12 II 


3 


9 " 9 





54 Groton during the Revolution 



Officers & Men 



Thomas Haseltiiie 
Ephraim Nash 
Amos Addams 
James Fletcher 
Samuel Kemp Jun' 
Nathaniel Cutter 
Amos Foster Jun' 
John Simons 
Jonathan Stephens 
John Laughton 
David Lakin 
James Addams 
Peter Butterfield 
Ephraim Brown 
Person Eaton 
Job Dodge 
Timothy Baker 
Daniel Wheat 
John Eaton 
Joseph Saunderson 
Oliver Green 
Thomas Spauldin 
Jonas Haseltine 
John Dennis 
John Pushee 
Abner Kent Junf 
Joel Prescott 
Daniel Haywood 
Ebenezer Stone 
Thomas Dutton 
William Cambell 
Samson Walker 
Jonathan Bickford 
Jonathan Taylor 



No 
Miles 


The Amount 

at id pr 

Mile 


The Amount 
of I Days pay 
for every 20 M 


132 


II II 





811 5 


128 


10 II 


8 


8,1 5 


128 


10 II 


8 


8 II 6 


137 


1 1 II 


5 


9 


128 


10 11 


8 


8,1 5 


140 


I I 11 


8 


9- 4 


148 


12 - 


4 


9 II 10 


128 


;Co 11 10 II 


8 


On 8 11 5 


128 


10 II 


8 


8,1 5 


128 


10 II 


8 


811 5 


128 


10 . 


8 


811 s 


128 


10 II 


8 


811 5 


132 


II . 




8 1, 6 


132 


II . 




8 It 6 


132 


II . 




8 II 6 


138 


I I II 


6 


g„ 


138 


II II 


6 


9 


147 


12 II 


3 


9 " 9 


138 


1 I II 


6 


9 


132 


II II 





8 It 6 


132 


I I II 




8 II 6 


132 


II It 




8 II 6 


132 


II 11 




8 It 6 


137 


I I II 


5 


9 


138 


I I II 


6 


9 


137 


I I It 


5 


9 


137 


II II 


5 


9 


147 


12 II 


3 


911 8 


146 


12 It 


2 


9 " 7 


146 


12 . 


2 


9 " 7 


141 


II II 


9 


9,1 4 


141 


II II 


9 


9„ 4 


141 


I I II 


9 


9 " 4 


148 


12 II 


4 


9 II 10 



Captain Zechariah Fitch 55 







The Amount 


The Amount 




Officers & Men 


Miles 
148 


at i<J p"-. 
Mile 




of I Days pay 
for every 20 M 




Nathaniel Haywood 


12 It 


4 


9 It 10 




Zebulin Butmon 


148 


12 11 


4 


9 It ID 




William Clough 


148 


12 - 


4 


9 II 10 




John Wright 


147 


12 M 


3 


9 " 9 




Timothy Crosby 


147 


12 - 


3 


9 " 9 




John Senter 


147 


12 11 


3 


9- 9 




John Emery 


141 


II ti 


9 


9 " 4 




Jacob Durant 


148 


12 II 


4 


9 tt 10 




Phillip Smith 


141 


II II 


9 


9 " 4 




Elias Macentire 


147 


12 II 


3 


9 " 9 




Elnathan Sherrin 


147 


12 It 


3 


9 " 9 




Josiah Fox 


148 


12 - 


4 


9 II 10 




Joseph Taylor 


147 


12 II 


3 


9- 9 




Ceser Robins 


141 


II 11 


9 


9 " 4 




Bristol Commings 


147 


12 It 


3 


9- 9 




Benjamen Bowers 


147 


12 It 


3 


9 " 9 




Bradbury Robinson 


147 


12 II 


3 


9 " 9 




Joseph Asgood 


153 


12 II 


9 


10 





[Indorsed] A Milage Pay Roll Cap*. Fitches Abstract 



Mount Hope or Tie Mills, Septr 24*^ 1776 
We the Subscribers Officers & Soldiers belonging to Cap!. Zacha- 
riah Fitches Company Col'.: Sam.' Brewers Regiment have Received 
in full our Milage & one Days pay for every twenty Miles to Ben- 
nington of Cap.' Zachariah Fitch 



Nathan Stow 
Josiah Bowers Ju? 
Ne'.^ Blodget 
Peason Eaton 

his 

John x Eaton 

mark 

Thaudeus Garfield 
John Simonds 



Zacheus Richardson 
Amos Foster 
Zeb?* Farrar 
Joseph Lawrance 
Simon Hunt 
Ephrain Forbush 
Amos Adams 
Levi Fletcher 



James Fletcher 
William Graues 
John Dennis 
John Emery 

his 

Nathaniel x Cuter 

mark 

Bradbery Robinson 
Jonathan Steuens 



56 Groton during the Revolution 



Joel Prescott 

JON^r* BiCKFORD 

Jacob Dvrunt 
Dauid Euans 
Elias X Makintire 
Francis Lagros 
Benja Hazen 
Eph!^ Brown 
Daniel Haward 
Thomas Button 
Eben Stone 
John Wright 
William Campbell 
Zebulon Butman 
Elnathan Sherwin 
Jonathan Hamblet 
Isaac Cory 



Joseph Taylor 
Oliver Green 
Samson Walker 
John Pushe 
Timo Baker 
William Clough 
Ephraim Nash 
Job Dodge 
Philip Smith 
Silas Foster 
Samuel Kemp Juner 
John Laughton 
David Lakin 
Abner Kent Ju!: 
Abijah Mead 
Ebenezer White 
John Scott 
Daniel Wheat 
Richard Hay 
Abel Adams 
Peter Stearns 

number of names 28 numbers of names 25 

James Adams Reed one Dolar 

[Indorsed] Soldiers Receipts 



John Senter 
Timothy Crosby 
Benj" Bowers 
Daniel Billings 
Jonathan Taylor 
Joseph Osgood 
Aaron Wright 
NathanielHeywood 

his 

Bristol x Coming 

mark 

Jonas Haseltine 
Thomas Hasseltine 
Joseph Sarndersson 
William Gammell 
James Adams 
Tho^ Spaulding 
Ceser Robins 
Peter Butterfied 
Amos Stow 
Samuel Jewel 
JosAH Fox 



Tv Mills, 8"' of October 1776 
We the Subscribers officers and soldier belonging to Cap' Zech- 
ariah Fitches Company Col'- Sam" Brewers Reg' have Receiv'' the 
Full of our pay up to the 30"' of September 1776 



Nathan Stow 
JosiAH Bowers 
Ne"? Blodget 

Amos Adams 
Ephraim Nash 
John Pushee 
Levi Fletcher 
John Wright 

his 

Nathaniel X Cuter 

mark 



Daniel Wheat 
Thaddeus Garfield 
James Adams 
Aaron Wright 
John Dennis 
Oliver Green 
Benja Hazen 
Joseph Osgood 
Jacob Durunt 
Jonathan Steuens 



Ephraim Forbush 
Abijah Mead 
Job Dodge 
Dauid Euans 
Simon Hunt 
Peter Stearns 
Calvin Ransom 

his 

Francis X Lagros 

mark 

Samuel Jewel 



Captain Zechariah Fitch 57 



Joel Prescott 
Benj^ Bowers 

his 

Zacheus X Richardson 

mark 
JON^^ BiCKFORD 

Samson Walker 
Zeb^ Farrar 
Nathaniel Heywood 
Elias X mackentire 
Bristol x Coming 
Jonas Haseltine 
Thomas Haseltine 
Jonathan Taylor 
William Graues 
John Simonds 
John Senter 
Samuel Kemp Juner 
Abel Adams 
Joseph Sarndersson 
Elnathan Sherwin 
Isaac Cory 
John Laughton 
Hery Bond 
William Gammell 
Richard Hay 
Joseph Lawrance 
Silas Foster 

Number of names 32 Number 31 

[Indorsed] Soldiers Receipts 



Abner Kent 
John Scott 
William Campbell 
Zebulon Butman 
Tho! Spaulding 
Eph"^' Brown 
Ceser Robins 
Tim'' Baker 
Thomas Button 
Eben"^ Stone 
David Lakin 
Amos Foster 
Peason Eaton 
John Eaton 
Jonathan Hamblet 
William Clough 
BuoDBERY Robinson 
Peter Butterfield 
Daniel Haward 
Timothy Crosby 
Amos Stow 



John Emery 
Eben White 
JosiAH Fox 



Groton Dec'' 22^ 1776 
We the Subscribers Officers and Soldiers acknowledge that we 
have Rec'' the whole of our wages and Rations of Every Cind what- 
sover for our service in the United States under Cap' Zechariah 
Fitch in Co' Samuel Brewers Reg' 



Joel Prescott 
John Simonds 
Ephraim Nash 
Bradbery Robinson 

his 

Nathaniel x Cuter 

mark 



Amos Adams 
Isaac Cory 
Samuel Kemp Jr 
Joseph Lawrance 
Zebulon Butman 
EphH Brown 



Ne'^ Blodget 
Josiah Bowers 
Joseph Osgood 



58 Groton during the Revolution 



Thomas Hasseltine 
Jonas Haseltine 
Levi Fletcher 
Peason Eaton 
John Eaton 
Thos Spaulding 
Abner Kent 
Ebeni* Stone 
Benja Hazen 
John Laughton 
Job Dodge 
Dauid Euans 
Jonathan Hamblet 
Abijah Mead 
Abel Adams 
John Scott 
John Dennis 
Silas Foster 
Aaron Wright 
John Emery 
Nathaniel Heywood 
Thomas Dutton 
Elnathan Sherwin 
David Lakin 
Ephraim Forbush 

total number 30 



Joseph Taylor Junr 
John Dennis 
Josiah Fox 
Jonathan Taylor 
Nathanl Cuter 
Ephraim Nash 
Zeb^ Farrar 
William Campbell 
Samson Walker 
Jonathan Bigford 
Samuel Jewel 
Peter Butterfield 
henry Bond 
Daniel Haward 
Oliver Green 
Simon Hunt in 
behalf Simon Hunt Jur 
Joel Prescott 
Jacob Dvrvnt 
Amos Stow J"* 

his 

Bristol X Cumens 

mark 

Benj^ Bowers 
Timothy Crosby 
John Wright 
Tim" Baker 
James Adams 



the names of those that have Rec'' their Pay By sending orders 



Benjaman Bowers 
Timothy Crosby 
Nathaniel Cuter 
Joseph Sanderson 
William Clough 
Calven Ransom 
William Graves 
Amos Foster 



Zacheus Richardson 
Ceser Robins 
Peter Stearns 
Daniel Wheet 
William Gamel 
Abel Adams 
Daniel Billings 
Lovil Spalding 



Elias Mackentire 
Jonathan Steavens 
John Pushie 

his 

Philip X Smith 

mark 
Francis Lagros 

Thadeus Gafield 
John Center 
Lf Nathan Stow 



[Indorsed] Soldiers Receipt 



Cantain Zechariah Fitch 



59 



On page 45 reference is made to a list of prisoners taken 
at Bunker Hill, on June 17, which is printed in " The New- 
England Chronicle: or, The Essex Gazette" (Cambridge), 
September 14, 1775. Partly for the convenience of the 
reader, and partly for the purpose of filling out some blank 
space here, I copy from the list the names of those persons 
who belonged in this neighborhood, as follows: — 



Lieut. Col. Parker 


of Chelmsford 


Dead 


Capt. Benjamin Walker 


Ditto 


Ditto 


Lieut. Amaziah Fosset 


Groton 


Ditto 


Serjeant Robert Phelps 


Lancaster 


Ditto 


Oliver Stevens 


Townsend 


Ditto 


Amasa Fisk 


Pepperrell 


Ditto 


Archibald M'Intosh 


Townsend 


Ditto 


David Kemp 


Groton 


Ditto 


James Dodge 


Edenburgh, Scot. 


Ditto 


Stephen Foster 


Groton 


Ditto 



Lieutenant Amaziah Fassett, of Groton, an officer in the 
Westford company, died, on July 5, in Boston Jail, where 
these prisoners were confined. Amasa Fisk was undoubtedly 
the same as Amos Fisk who is mentioned on page 45. With- 
out doubt James Dodge, of " Edenburgh, Scot.," was identical 
with James Dodge of Captain Asa Lawrence's company, who 
was taken prisoner on June 17, and died in Boston. 



The following Resolve is of interest, as it was passed only 
four days after the breaking out of hostilities. A few manu- 
script alterations of certain figures appear in the text of the 
original broadside, which in the copy are indicated within 
brackets. Such changes were added in order to make the 
Resolve conform to several amendments passed by the Pro- 
vincial Congress on April 25. 

It was voted, on April 24, that 300 copies of this Resolve 
" be printed in handbills," from one of which the copy given 
below is made. See "The Journals of each Provincial Con- 
gress of Massachusetts in 1774 and 1775 " (Boston, 1838). 



6o Groton during the Revolution 



In Provincial Congress, at Watertown, April 23, 1775. 

RESOLVED, That the following Establishment of Forces now 
immediately to be raised for the Recovery and Preservation 
of our undoubted Rights and Liberties, be as follows, viz. 

per Month. 

To each Colonel of a Regiment of 1000 [590] Men, - £. \'^ o o 
To I Lieut. Colonel of such Regiment, - 1200 

To I Major of such Regiment, - - 10 o o 

For a Captain of 100 [59] Men, including Officers, - 600 
For 2 [i] Lieutenants for such Company, each - - 4 o o 
For I Ensign ditto, - - - - 3 o o 

For I Adjutant for such Regiment, - - 5100 

For I Quarter-Master ditto, - - 300 

For I Chaplain ditto, - - -600 

For I Chirurgeon ditto, - - - 7 10 o 

For 2 [i] Surgeon's Mates ditto, each - -400 

For each Serjeant, - - 280 

For each Corporal, - - - 240 

For each Fifer, - - - - 240 

For each private Centinel, - - 200 

RESOLVED, That besides the above, a Coat for a Uniform, be 
given to each of the non-commission Officers and Privates, so 
soon as the State of the Province will admit of it. 

Also RESOLVED, That the Selectmen of the several Towns and 
Districts within this Colony, be desired to furnish the Soldiers 
who shall inlist from their respective Towns and Districts 
with good and sufficient Blankets, and render their Accounts 
to the Committee of Supplies, who are hereby directed to draw 
on the Colony Treasurer for Payment of the same. 

[signed] Jos Warren President, P. T. 
[Addressed] To Mr Zachariah Fitch Gent- of Groton 



Captain Zechariah Fitch 6i 

WE whose Names are under-iaritten, do hereby severally Tnlist 
ourselves into the Service of the United American Colonies, 
and severally protnise^ and engage to continue in such Service until the 
first Day of December, 1776, unless sooner Discharged ; and to fur- 
fiish ourselves each with a good effective Fire- Arm, and if possible, a 
Bayofiet fitted thereto, a Cartridge-Box a7id Bla7iket, or in Lieu of a 
Bayonet, a Hatchet or Tomahawk : — We also ifi like Manner promise 
and engage to obey all the lawful Co?nmands of the Officers appointed 
or to be appointed over us, piirsuant to the Resolves of the General 
Court of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay ; and binder the Direction 
of such Officers to march, when ordered, with the uttnost Dispatch, to 
the JVortherfi Depart ine7it or Canada, and to be subject to all such 
Rules and Regulations, in every Respect, as are provided for the Conti- 
nental Army, as witness our Hands 

July 3i^i 1776. 

Daniel Haward 
Ebenezer Stone Ju. 
Thomas Dutton 

[Indorsed] from Ashliy &c = 



To Capf Fitch Malbrough Aug' 18 [1776.] 

Sr 

I am inform'' your Company of men belongs to Colo' Brewers 
Regiment, I have Receiv'' Orders from Council to Direct all the 
Company*" Belonging to the Regiment to Repair, as soon as possi- 
ble to Bennington in york Goverm- unless you have Receiv'? Orders 
from Col? Brewer to march otherwhere, in hast Conclude 

y' Humb' Serv' Sam Carlton 

[Addressed] To Cap' Fitch at Groton Colony Service 
[Indorsed] Marchings Orders 



To Cap' Zachariah Fitch 
Sir 

You are hereby ordered to march the Company, belonging to the 
Regiment of which Samuel Brewer Esq"^ is Colonel except you have 
already received marching Orders from Col° Brewer, or Lieut Col" 



62 Groton during the Revolution 

Careleton the most direct way to Bennington in York Government 
where they are to receive their Rations and Milage; — and from 
thence the safest Rout to Ticonderoga where you are to join the 
Continental Army You are also to take special care that your 
Men are kept under proper discipline ; and that they be not per- 
mitted on their march to molest or injure any of the good people 
of the places thro' which they pass 

and you are hereby directed to give proper orders to such of 
your Officers as may be, by you more immediately intrusted with 
their march to prevent the same 

By Order of the Major Part of y'^^ Council 
In Council Aug' 23';' 1776 John Avery Dp^ Sec^' 

[Indorsed] Marching Orders 



Ty Mills Septem 23',' 1776 

Reciv"* of Cap Zach? Fitch Twinty two shillings in full for my 

Mileage and Days pay 

Stephen Blood Jur 



Ty Mills Septimb' 23'J 1776 

This may Certify that I have Discharg'' Stephen Blood from my 

Company, he having hired Lovel Spauldin [in] his Room allso 

Receiv'' of s'.' Blood forty shillings to pay to s'? Spauldin, provided 

he Tarry with the Company until y*: i' of Decemb' 1776, But if s'' 

Spauldin should not Tarry out his time then to Return the forty 

shillings to s'.' Blood 

Zechariah Fitch Cap^ 



gr Ty Mills Septem' 23'' 1776 

please to pay to Cap' Zachariah Fitch the whole of my Wages 

which you shall Receive of the pay master & yo' Oblige y' Hum' 

Ser' 

Stephen Blood Jun 

To Col? Sam^ Brewer 
[Indorsed] Stephen Bloods orders 



Captain Zechariah Fitch 



63 



TiCONDEROGA 21^' Sep' 1776 

This may Certify that I have recv'.' of m' Steven Blood Junr an 
Order on the Paymaster of my Reg' For the whole of the wages 
that has or shall become due to Lovel Spaulding as a Soldier in 
Cap' Fitches Company in my Reg' which I promis the s'' Steven 
that I will se the same stop .' on the Role for him — witness my 
Hand 

Sam^ Brewer 

Groton Deer 21" 1776 
I then Rec'' of Cap' Zechariah Fitch the ful of the wages of 
Lovel Spolding within writen I Say Rec'^ By me 

Stephen Blood Jur 



An abstract Pay Role of Cap Zechariah Fitches Company in Col 
Samuel Brewers Rginwit Froin y i*' Of Novcinber to y 1" of 
December 1776 



Cap' Fitches 
Company 


the 
One 

month 


the Whole 
Pay 


Deduction 

for Dead and 

Discharged 


Still Dew 


Total 


I Cap' 
I i^' Leu' 
I 2'' Leu' 
I Ensign 
4 Sargt 

r r- 1 fife 

6 Corp' T-, 

^ Drum 

66 Prvets 


I 

I 
I 

1 

4 

6 

66 


8- 0-0 
5- 8-0 
5- 8-0 
4- 0-0 
9-12—0 

13- 4-0 

132- 0-0 


17-13-4 


8- 0-0 
5- 8-0 
5- 8-0 
4- 0-0 
9-12-0 

13- 4-0 

114 6-8 








I77-I2-0 


17-I3-4 


159-18-8 


;^i59-i8-8 



Zechariah Fitch Cap^ 
[Indorsed] Cap' Zech"^ Fitchs Abstract Pay Role For y" month of November 



64 Groton during the Revolution 

An Abstract of Cap' Zechariah Fitches Company Comanded By Co' 
Samuel Brewer for their milage March yf I'm 





No 

of 

Miles 


amount at 

one Peny 

Pr Mile 


amount at 

one Days 

Pay for 20 

Miles 


Totol 




Cap' Zechariah Fitch 


220 


I- 0- 7 


2-18-8 


3-19-3 




I Leu' Nathan Stow 


220 


0-13- 9 


r-19-7 


2-13-4 




2'* Leu' Josiah Bowers 


220 


0-13- 9 


I-19-7 


2-13-4 




Ens" Nemiah Blodget 


220 


0-13- 9 


I- 9-4 


2- 3-1 




4 Serg'^ 


880 


Z-^2>- 4 


3-10-5 


7- 3-9 




4 Corp' I Drum i fife 


1320 


5-10- 


4-16-9 


10- 6-9 




68 Privates 


14960 


62- 6- 8 


49-17-4 


112- 4-0 






18040 


74-11-10 


66-1 1-8 


141- 3-6 


Totol amount 















Zechariah Fitch Cap' 

Suffolk ss : Boston March 24 : 1777 

The within Signing Zachariah Fitch Personally appeared & was 
Duly Sworn to the within Abstract 

Before Jonathan Metcalf Justice Peace 

[Indorsed] Cap' Fitches Abstract 



The following paper is found among the Massachusetts 
Archives at the State House, but the preceding papers 
relating to Captain Fitch's company are now in my pos- 
session, having been given to me by Mrs. Amelia (Fitch) 
Rowe. 

Delivered to Capt Zachariah Fitch of Groaton i L' and i En' and 
25 privats, and one privat to Capt Nathan Seargent of Maiden 
all Inlisted mustered and paid by Simeon Spaulding and William 
Tompson Two of the Committee Appointed for that purpose 



Captain Job Shattuck 65 

Cap' Fitch^ Company marched August 28 : 1776. 
In Obedience to an order of Council of the 21^' of august we 
Present the following acct 

[Indorsed] Return men in Middlesex when the Rolls are Deficient. 
Towns Sam. Fay Woburn Ja^ Bancroft Reading Jn"^ Ford Chelmsford 
Zac Fitch Groton Nath Sargent Maiden July, 1776, & aug 
Ace muster rolls by Simeon Spalding & W'" Thompson 
The inclos'd is evidence for Absent Rolls. 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XLI. 103) 



Captain Job Shattuck 

Job Shattuck was a son — the youngest of eight children 
— of William and Margaret (Lund) Shattuck, and was born 
at Groton, on February 11, 1736. He began his military life 
as a private in Captain Ephraim Jones's company, which 
served in an expedition sent to Nova Scotia under Colonel 
John Winslow in the year 1755 to bring away the poor 
French families from that Province. He went as First Lieu- 
tenant in a militia company, that marched from Groton on 
April 19, 1775, of which Josiah Sartell was Captain, and 
Shattuck Blood, Second Lieutenant. There is no record at 
the State House to show that he was at the Battle of Bunker 
Hill, as has been stated in print. His name is found next on 
the Muster-roll of Captain Henry Haskell's company, dated 
at Cambridge, January 13, 1776, where he appears still as 
a First Lieutenant. On another document (Massachusetts 
Archives, XLI. 148), dated January, 1776, he appears as the 
captain of a company recently formed, and was duly commis- 
sioned by the Council, on February 12. This company went 
to Boston when that town was evacuated by the British 
troops in March. Throughout the War Captain Shattuck's 
career was honorable and patriotic, and no soldier had a 
better record for his military service. Unfortunately for his 
good name, a few years later, he became a leader in Shays's 

5 



66 Groton during the Revolution 

Rebellion, which broke out during a very gloomy period in 
the history of the Commonwealth. While there may have 
been some extenuating circumstances connected with the 
movement, no valid excuse can be given for the steps then 
taken in order to right political wrongs. 

It is enough to say that Captain Shattuck, for his part in 
the insurrection, was tried before the Supreme Judicial Court 
and convicted of treason, and sentenced to be hanged on 
June 28, 1787, but on the day before this, a reprieve was 
granted until July 26; then, on the day preceding this, the 
execution of the sentence was again postponed to September 
20; and on the 12th of that month he received a full and 
unconditional pardon. 

It is but just to his memory, however, to add that he was a 
member of the church and much respected by his townsmen. 
At the time of the rebellion he was near the middle age of 
life, and a man of great bodily vigor. He was the son of a 
respectable farmer, and himself a large land-owner. Strong 
and athletic in person, skilled in the use of the broadsword 
and proud of the accomplishment, utterly insensible to fear 
and having a good war-record, — all these qualities, aided by 
his position and means, gave him great influence among his 
neighbors. He paid dearly for his errors, as the crutch 
which he used until the day of his death would testify; and 
we can well afford now to be charitable to the memory of the 
poor misguided men who took part in that needless and wicked 
rebellion. 

Captain Shattuck died at the home of his youngest son 
Noah at Groton, on January 13, 18 19. He was married, 
first, on May 25, 1758, to Sarah, eldest child of Samuel and 
Sarah (Holden) Hartwell, who was born on March 19, 1738, 
and died on May 5, 1798; and, secondly, on May 2, 1800, to 
Mrs. Elizabeth Gragg, daughter of William and Miriam 
Lakin, and widow of John Gragg, to whom she was married 
on October 19, 1763, who died on June i, 1824, five years 
after the death of her second husband. 



Captain Job Shattuck 67 

Captain Shattuck organized a company which did duty for 
a few days in the spring of 1776, when the town of Boston 
was evacuated. The following papers relate to the matter, 
and give the pay-roll of the company. 

February y^ 17th 1776 

To the Hon'-l? Council and House of Reprsetiv of the Colony of 
the mass'^ Bay 

this may Certify that a Company of militia Commanded by Capt 
Henry Haskell Job Shattuck first and Sam'-' Gilson Second Lieu 
Consisting of Seventy men officers included Said officers behaved 
themselves as Good officers and appeared faithfull in the Cause 

we are now Engaged in 

W- Prescott Col 
In Council Feb^ 23'! 1776 

Read & ordered that the within named Officers be commissioned 
agreable to their several Ranks within certified 

Perez Morton D Sec^' 

[Indorsed] Cap' Henry Haskells [gone] orderd to be com'^! under Col? Pres- 
cot Feby 23"? 1776 Dec": io\^' 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XLIII. 289) 

Att a meeting of a Company of Men Raised from the Towns of 
Groton Letteltown Pepperrel Shirley Townshend & Ashby after being 
formed into a Company by Direction of a Committee of y'' Court to 
Joyn the army till the first of April Next the s"^- Company made 
Choice of the following Gentlemen for their officers (viz") 

Job Shattuck Cap' 

Peter Butterfield i'' Leu' 

Daniel Fisk 2'^ Leu' 

John Robins Ens" 
Jani' 1776 JosiAH Sartell one of s'! Com'£5 

In Council Feb*' 12"' 1776 Read & ordered that the within 
named Persons be commissionated, agreable to y" respective 
Ranks, within certified Perez Morton D Seer 

[Indorsed] Order to com" Officers of a Compy of y-' reinforce' to April next 
from Groton &c Febv 12'^ 76 Cap Job Shattuck 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XLI. 14S) 



68 Groton during the Revolution 

Cambridge March 1776 
A Pay Rool of Cap'. Job Shattiick^s Company in Co" John Robinson's 
■^'^S" ^/ MclHia from the Ti?ne they were Inlisted Before We 
marched from our Respective Towns for Camp. 



Mens Names 


No 
Days 


Mens Names 


No of 
Days 


Cap' Job Shattuck 


8 


Amos Dole 


8 


Lieu* Peter Butterfield 


6 


Ivory Wyles 


8 


Lieu' Daniel Fisk 


6 


Samuel Walker 


8 


Ensig" John Robbins 


9 


Jonathan Hartwell 


8 


Sarg' James Parker 


8 


Solomon Pierce 


8 


Sarg' Sam" March 


6 


Abel Chase 


8 


S. Abner Whetcomb 


6 


James Edgerton 


8 


Sarg' Noah Farrar 


6 


Charles Phips 


8 


Corp" Solomon Cooper 


9 


Sam!' Barritt 


8 


Corp'.' Simon Holdin 


8 


Sampson Bowers 


6 


Corp" Jonf Lewis 


6 


Benj"; Hudson 


6 


Corp" Isaac Patch 


8 


David Tarbell 


6 


Drumy David Fisk 


6 


David Tarble Jun' 


6 


Fifer Lem!' Parker 


6 


Abraham Shattuck 


6 


Francis Mitchel 


8 


Ezekiel Parham 


6 


Elisha Hoit 


8 


Phillip Love joy 


6 


Benjf Bennitt 


8 


Daniel Shed 


6 


John Fyfe 


6 


Edmund Wright 


6 


Stephen Stimson 


8 


Levi Woods 


6 


Nehemiah Parker 


8 


Hinchman Warren 


6 


Joseph Moors 


6 


Moses Warren 


6 


Nathan Warren 


6 


Asa Hale 


6 


Hezekiah Kemp 


6 


Daniel Clarke 


6 


Obadiah Jenkins 


6 


Daniel Conant 


6 


Richard Holden 


8 


Daniel Holt Jun' 


6 


Jonas Taylor 


6 


Ebenezer Ball 


6 


Josiah Warren 


6 


Thaddeus Spaulding 


6 


Sam" Rockwood 


6 


Stephen Warren 


6 


Levi Sampson 


6 


William Clark 


6 


Abraham Moors 


6 


James Lock 


6 



Captain Job Shattuck 



69 



Mens Names 


No 
Days 


Mens Names 


No of 
Days 


John Simonds 


6 


James Hosley 


6 


Simeon Brooks 


6 


John Sartall 


6 


Harbers Farnworth 


6 


Jonathan Baley 


6 


Abel Sartall 


6 


Daniel Campbell 


6 


Jonathan Tarbel 


6 


Ephraim Warren 


6 


Mitchel Richards 


6 


Moses Blanchard 


6 


Simeon Bigelow 


9 


Abel Hildreth 


6 


John Robbins 


9 


Tim? Emerson 


6 


Josiah Davis 
Ebenezf Davis 


9 
9 


John Emerson 
Benj'' Colman 


6 
6 


Gideon Sanderson 
William Farr 


9 
9 


Ephraim Gibson 
James Jones 


6 
6 


Daniel Collins 


9 


Jonathan Foster 


6 


Sam!' Robbins 


9 


John Gibson 


6 


John Brown 


9 







Job Shattuck Capt 
Middlesex ss April i. 1776 

Captain Job Shattuck the Subscriber of the above pay Roll person- 
ally appeared and made Solemn Oath to the Truth of the Same 

Before me Jon^ '^hsxYUGa Justice Peace 

The Comtee on this Roll have Examined the same and beg leave 
to report by way of resolve (viz) 

In House of Representatives June 1776 
Resolved that there be paid out of the Publick Treasury of this 
Colony unto Cap Job Shattuck the sum of Forty Two pounds Seven 
Shillings and Eight pence for the vse of the men borne on this Roll 

[Indorsed] Cap' Job Shattuck's Roll 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LV. File N, 30) 



70 Groton during the Revolution 

Captain Shattuck organized another company which did 
duty in the neighborhood of Fort Ticonderoga; and on the 
rolls at the State House it is credited with five months' 
service from July i to November 30, 1777. According to 
Amos Farnsworth's Diary, it marched from Groton on July 
23, and returned on December 7. The following Abstract of 
a Muster-roll is the only list of the company that I have been 
able to find : — 



An Abstract Muster Root for milage and Billiting money for Cap'. jFob 
Shattucks Company in in Col". Jonathati Reads Reg", for one 
penny a mile and a days pay for every Twenty mile from Sara- 
toga to their Respective Homes Groton Jan^. 26/ 1777 



Mens Names 


Rank 


Towns belonging to 


Miles Travil 


Job Shattuck 


Cap! 


Groton 


230 


Silas Peirce 


Lieu! 


Pepperill 


225 


Nathan Conant 


Lt 


Townsend 


220 


Amos Farnsworth 


Ens" 


Groton 


230 


Benj'! Nutting 


Serg! 


Pepperill 


225 


Abner Adams 


Serj: 


Townsend 


220 


Sam! Hemingway 


Serj' 


Groton 


230 


Abel Parker 


Serj! 


Pepperill 


225 


William Stevens 


Corp' 


Townsend 


220 


Joseph Page 


Corp! 


Groton 


230 


James M'iConnen 


Corp! 


Pepperill 


225 


Ephraim Robbins 


Corp' 


Groton 


230 


Lemuel Parker 


Fifer 


Groton 


230 


Twenty Four 


Privates 


Groton 


230 m each 


Sixteen 


Do 


Pepperill 


225"' each 


Seventeen 


Do 


Townsend 


220 Each 



Totol of men 70 

One Private for milage and Billiting from Groton to > 
Ticondaroga who was Excluded in the first abstract \ 



Job Shattuck Cap* 



Captain Nathaniel Lakin 7 i 

Suffolk ss Feb^ i. 1777 

Sworn before Nath^ BAYLEvy^i- Pe 

Exam'' & allowed 

Copy pr Nath^ Bayley 

Seth Loring Clerk to y Com" on part of f Board 

In Council Feb^ 3- 1777 

Read & allowed & ordered that a Warrant be drawn on the 
Treasury for ^^"126, 6, 5 in full of this Abstract 

Jn° Avery Dp^ Sec^ 

[Indorsed] Cap'. Job Shattuck's Abstract from Ticond'^ Due ^126, 6, 5 
Col° Reads Reg' 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LV. File L, 35) 



Captain Nathaniel Lakin 

Captain Lakin was the youngest son of James and Eliza- 
beth (Williams) Lakin, of Groton, where he was born on 
December 13, 1728. His marriage is entered on the church 
records, under date of January 23, 1755, as follows: — 
" Nathaniel Lakin of Pepperrill & Sybil Parker of Groton." 
The company was recruited from the neighborhood of Groton, 
and the men belonged in various towns. I print both the 
Muster-roll and the Pay-roll, which are very similar, but not 
identical. My grandfather, Samuel Lawrence, was a commis- 
sioned officer in the command. 

At the beginning of the War Captain Lakin was a minute- 
man, and at different times during the Revolution he served 
as captain in various regiments. His term of service ex- 
tended at intervals to the end of the War. 



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74 Groton during the Revolution 

North Kingston Deer i8'.'' 1777 Mustered then Captains Lakins 
Compan?' as Specified in the Above Roll 

And!^ Brown D". Must: Master 

We Do Sware that the Within Muster Roll is a True State of 
the Company Without Fraud to these United States or Any Indi- 
viduals According to the Best of our Knowledge 

John Chaney Lien' 
Sam^ Lawrence Lieu'. 
Sworn Before me this 18"' Day of Deer 1777 

Daniel Hall justice of Peace 
[Indorsed] Muster Roll when Mustered by Major Brown 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, II. 184) 



Fay Roil of Bounty due to Cap'. Nath'.' Lakins Compy Cot John 
Robinsotis Reg', from Massachusetts State for service done att Rhod 
island from the first of July to the Last of Dec"'"" 1777 Exclusive 
of three Pounds Rece^. By Each soldier 



Mens Names 



Shubuel Conant 
John scott 
Ephr Russell 
Will"' Kemp 
Sam! Moody Emerson 
James Commings 
Thomas Nichols 
Eleazf Butterfield 
Lemuel Parker 
Robinson Lakin 
David Jenkins 
Uriel Whitney 
Moses Chase 
Thomas Tarbell 
Henry swan 
Oliver Farnsworth 



Time of 


Time of 


Inlisting 


Service 




M D 


July 20'l' 


2 1 


1 1 1 


August i'' 


2 1 




Ditto 


2 t 




July 7'!' 


2 1 


' 25 


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2 1 


1 II 


July 7'." 


2 1 


• 17 


D? 


2 I 


' 17 


August i" 


2 1 




July 7')> 


2 1 


• 17 


Aug! i^' 


2 1 




July 7'." 


2 1 


• 25 


D? 


2 1 


' 25 


D? 


2 


' 25 


D" 


2 


• 25 


D" 


2 


• 25 


D? 


2 


• 25 



Deserted 23 Decemb' 
Deserted 23 Decb' 

Deserted 23 Decemb' 



Captain Nathaniel Lakin 75 



Men's Names 



Moses Ames 
John Trobridge 
Amos Ames 
Isaac Williams 
[Ambrose] Lakin 
[DJaniel Wethe[rbee] 
James Darling 
Sam! Lovejoy 
Abner Lovejoy 
Thomas Caprin 
Philip Lovejoy 
Aaron Farmer 
Daniel Willard 
Peter Gillson 
Jonah Johnston 
Jon? French 
John Perham 
Josiah Moshuer 
John Chamberland 
Abel Lakin 
Lemuel Parker 
Jonathan Tarbell 
Sam' Wyman 
Josiah Robins 
Isaac Wetherbee 
Nathan Shattuck 
John Shattuck 
Ebenezf Ball 
Ebenez' Jilles 
Israel Stone 
Philip Butterfield 
Richard Francis 
Ebenez' French 
Jon? Patts 



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D.' 

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Ditto 

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D? 

D" 

D" 



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25 
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25 
17 
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Discharge! Decemb"^ 1 2 Allowed 
10 Days To Return home 

Desert? 23 Decemb' 



Nath'-'- Lakin Ca/f'. 



76 Groton during the Revolution 

Cap' Nathl' Lakins Roll in Coll° Robinsons Regiment for Ser- 
vice to Rhode Island 

Examined & found Due ^114-10-0 Jonathan Metcalf V- order 

Exam'^ & the above Sum is Due A Fuller f order to be made 
payable to Lieu! Saml Lavvrance 

In Council June 19'.'' 1778 

R'^ Si All'' & Ordered that a Warrant be drawn on the Treasury 

for ^114. TO. o in full of this Roll 

Jn" Avery D^ Sc'' 

Middlesex ss Groton Mar 25'J^ 1778 Then Cap* Nath" Lakin 
made Solemn oath to the muster Roll that the Sum is Just and 
True according to his Best Knowledge Concerning the Same 

Before Josiah Sartell Justice peace 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, II. 180) 



Captain Abishai Brown was of Concord, and, according to 
the following papers, there was a Groton man in his company. 

Abstract of Cap'. Abishai Brown Company In the Colony Service 
Cot Josiah Whitney Regiment 

,, ,-, ,, , Towns they No. 

Mens Names Rank „ , , „ -, _ 

Belong to miles 

[Obediah] Genkins Private Groton 40 

Abishai Brown Cap' 
Suffolk ss. June 24 1776 

Then Cap' Abishai Brown made oath to y"' truth of the Above 

Roll 

Before me B Lincoln Jus Peace 

Boston Decern 3. 1776. Then adjusted the within Role with 
David Jeffries paymaster and Received of him One hundred forty 
five pounds nine shillings and five pence in full of the within 

;^ 1 45 - 9.5 Ephraim Jackson L' Col" 

[Indorsed] Cap' Abishai Brown's Roll in Col? Whitneys Regim'. 1776 
/145-9- 5 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LV. File L, 36) 



Captain Thomas Warren 77 

A Afuster-roal of Cap". Abishai Brown Cofnpatiy in Colonel Josiah 
Whitney Rege^nent Raised By the State of the Massachusetts 
Bay, — Frotn the First of JVovefnber 1776 Up to the First of 
December AD. 1776 — and one Day for Every 20 Miles Travel 

Camp at Hull November y'' 27"' 1776 
Mens Names Rank 

Obediah Ginkins [Private] 

In Council Dec": 5. 1776 

Read and allowed and Ordered that a Warrant be drawn on the 
Treasury for ;^i78. 3. 7. in full of this Roll 

John Avery Dpy Secy 

[Indorsed] Cap^ Abisha Brown's Roll, in Col° Marshalls Reg'. Dec^ 1776 
Due ^^178. 3. 7 pf WooDBRiDGE Brown Copy Seth Loring Clerk to y^ 
Com', on the part of the Board 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LV. File L, 49) 



Towns 


No of 


Months 


Names 


miles 


M days 


kotton 


70 


I 3 



Captain Thomas Warren belonged in Townsend, but more 
than one third of his company were Groton men. Harbor 
Farnsworth was so named from the fact that he was born 
in Boston harbor in a boat, on June 10, 1756. 

A Return of Captain Thomas Warrens Company in Co'- Brooks 
Regement October 31"'' 1776 



Mens Names 




^ 

m 


1) 

~ -a 
*j 

C 5 


5^ 


Place from 

whence thay 

Came 


Lieu' Joseph Rockwood 


I 








Groton 


Serj' Samuel Gragg 




I 






Groton 


Corp' Asa Porter 


I 








Groton 


John Gragg 




I 






Groton 


Jon- Boyden 




I 






Groton 


Harbor Farnsworth 


( 








Groton 


Samuell Teel 




I 






Groton 


Nehemiah Lawrence 


I 








Groton 


Paul Fletcher 








I 


Groton 



7 8 Groton during the Revolution 



Mens Names 


>> 


u 

'(n 


<u 
j-> o 

g ^ 




Place from 

whence thay 

Came 


Joseph Moors 


I 








Groton 


Jacob Patch 






I 




Groton 


Jon? Tarble 


I 








Groton 


Simeon Williams 


I 








Groton 


Abel Sawtell 


I 








Groton 


William keemp 


I 








Groton 


Phinehas hemmingway 




I 






Groton 


Jonathan Capron 




I 






Groton 


Benj'' Fisk 




I 






Groton 


Richard holden 


I 








Groton 


Jonathan Stone 


I 








Groton 


Oliver Lakin 


I 








Groton 


Gabriel Lakin 




\ 






Groton 


Abel Farwell 


I 








Groton 



[Indorsed] Cap'. Warrens Return Col° Brooks Oct? 31 1776 White Plains 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXIV. 55) 



Captain John Minot was of Chelmsford, and he had in his 
company a dozen or more Groton men. One of them, a mere 
lad, lost his life on Dorchester Heights, according to an epi- 
taph in the old burying-ground at Groton, as follows: — 
[Cherub's Head.'] 
Memento Mori 
Here lies the Body 
of Mr Nathaniel Ston^ 
son of M[ Nathaniel 
Stone & M? Sybel 
his wife who died 
in his Countrys ser= 
vice on Uorchester= 
Hill Oct: 22-' 1776. 
Aged 17 years one 
month & 22 days. 



Captain John Minot 



79 



A Pay Role of Travill and Wages Due to Cap'. John Minots Coi7i- 
pany in Cotl Dikes Reg^. for the Travill from their Flacies of 
Abode to the Heights of Dorchester the Place of Rendezvous And 
back to their Respective homes, and one Days Wages for Every 
Twenty Miles home. 







Number 


The N? 


Mens Names 


Towns 


of Miles to 
and from 


of Days 
Travilling 






Encampment 


home 


Benjamin Lawrance 


Groton 


82 


2 


Roland Lawrance 


Groton 


82 


2 


Abel Kemp 


do 


82 


2 


Benj^ Patch 


do 


82 


2 


Simeon Brooks 


do 


82 


2 


William Shead 


do 


82 


2 


Ezra Prescott 


do 


82 


2 


Nathaniel Stone 


do 


82 


2 


Benj^ Farwell 


do 


82 


2 


Salmon Whitney 


do 


82 


2 


Shattuck Blood 


do 


82 


2 



John Minot Cap'. 

In Council Nov! 30. 1776 

Read and Allowed and Ordered that a Warrent be drawn on the 
Treasury for £(io, 12, 2. in full of this Roll 

John A very Dp^ Sec^' 

[Indorsed] 34 Cap'. John Minots milage Roll in Col.' Dikes Reg', at Dorches- 
ter Highs Nov 1776 Exam^' & Dar [Drawn] ;^ 60. 12. 2. Copy D Sewall. 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LV. File L, 34) 



So Groton during the Revolution 



A Muster Roll of Cap'. John Minofs Comp^. /« Colonel Dikes 
Res:inietit. 



Month 



Dec [1776] 



days 



I St 

13 

d? 

d" 

d? 

I 

d? 

d? 

d? 

d? 

d? 

13 
I 



Names 



Benj? Lawrence 
Asa Porter 
Edmund Blood 
Jo[ath]'? C[ap]ron 
Simeon Williams 
Salmon Whitney 
Benj"? Farwell 
Cotton Proctor 
Solmon Gilson 
Ephraim Farwell 
Shattuck Blood 
Jon'? Teel 
Roland Lawrence 



Rank 


Town 


I".* Leiu^ 


Groton 


Serj'. 


Groton 


Corp'. 


Groton 


Private 


Groton 


d? 


d? 


d? 


d? 


d? 


d'? 


d? 


d? 


d'.' 


d? 


d? 


d. 


d? 


d? 


d? 


d? 


d? 


d? 



Casualties 



discharg'd 13 Feby 



(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XX VL 42S) 



Captain Oliver Lyman belonged in Northampton, and 
Captain John Hartwell in Lincoln. 

A Muster Roll of Cap'. \_Oliver'\ Lymans Comp^ In Colonel Dikes 

Regiment. 

Month days Names Rank Town Casualties 

Dec I [1776] Benj.' Shaw Serjl Groton discharg'd 28 JanY 1777 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXVI. 418) 

A Muster Roll of Cap' \_John\ Hartic'ell Comp^ In Colonel Dikes 

Regiment. 

Month Days Names Rank Town 

Deer 14 [1776] The' White Drum' Groton 

" '< Ebeni' Farnsworth Private Groton 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXVI. 422) 



Three- Years Men 



8i 



Captain Josiah White lived in Spencer. 



A Return of the men Inlisted into the Co?itental Servis out of my 
Companey in the year 1777 Duri?ig the war or 3 years 

Towns Time 

Names of the for which Capt under Colos und when 

men ingaged Towns thay thay in- which thay wliich thay their in- 

in Servis Belong to listed or inlisted serve 
hired 



ganient 
End 



David Williams Groton Spencer Cap Stone Colo Brevvr 



3 year 

Febury 

1777 



the above is a true acount of the men inlisted out of my Company 
in Co" Deneys Reg' atest Josiah White Capt 

Worester ss Charlton feburary 16 1778 

personeley apeared Before me Capt Josiah White the siner and 
made oath that the Within account is Just and True 

Before me 

Abiiah Lamb Com!" 
[Indorsed] Cap' White of Spencer 1778 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XLI. 190) 



Names of Afe?i I?ilisted into the Continental Arjuy, in Alphabetical 
Order 3 years men from 1777 

County of Middlesex 







The Towns 


The Town for wh 


Page 


Mens Names 


they Belong to 


Inlisted or hired 


109 


Ames Eliezer 


Groton 


Groton 


112 


Blood Caleb Juf 


Groton 


Groton 




Blood John 


D'^ 


D" 




Bigelow Aaron 


D" 


D" 




Bancroft Will^ 


D° 


D" 


1135^ 


Conn William 


Groton 


Groton 




Cole Samuel 


Falmouth 


D" 




Colman Thomas 


Groton 


D° 




Crage David 


D" 


D" 




Clough Joseph 


Petersborough 


D'^ 


118 


Farnworth Edmund 


Groton 


Groton 



8 2 Groton during the Revolution 



Page 


Mens Names 


The Towns 
they Belong to 


The Town for wh 
Inlisted or hired 




Farwell David 


Groton 


Groton 




Frye Cato 


Andover 


D° 




Farrington Thomas Jun' 


Groton 


D° 


I20 


Gilden Arnold 


Casco bay 


Groton 




Gould Simeon 


Groton 


D" 




Gragg John Jun' 


D° 


D° 




Gafifield Jesse 


Cambridge 


D° 




Gilson Daniel 


Groton 


D° 




Gilson Daniel Jun' 


D° 


D° 


I2I>4 


Holden Richard 


Groton 


Groton 




Hoitt Elisha 


D» 


D° 


122 


Jinkins Joel 


Groton 


Groton 


123 


Kemp William 


Groton 


Groton 




Keening Michael 


Cambridge 


D° 




Kemp Phinehas 


Groton 


D° 


124 


Longley Zacheeas 


Groton 


Groton 




Longley Asa 


D-' 


D" 




Longley Zachias Jun' 


D° 


D° 


125 


McNeil Henry 


Groton 


Groton 




Mixor Timothy 


Petersborough 


D° 




Mitchel Samuel 


D" 


D° 


126 


Nutting Joseph 


Groton 


Groton 


I28>^ 


Parker Benjamin 


Groton 


Groton 




Phillips Isaac 


D'^ 


D° 




Procter Jonas 


D° 


D° 




Peirt James 


Peppril 


D° 




Proctor Charles 


Groton 


D" 




Peirce Benjamin 


D° 


D" 


129 


Russell Solomon 


Groton 


Groton 




Russell Nath" 


D' 


D° 


131 


Thompson Samuel 


Groton 


Groton 




Taylor Samuel 


Acton 


Groton 




Trowbridge Edmund 


Groton 


D° 


nz'A 


Williams Nath" 


Groton 


Groton 


134 


Youngman Peter 


Westford 


Groton 



(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXVII.) 



Soldiers' Orders for Pay Due 83 

The three following orders were found among the Fitch 
papers given to me by Mrs. Rowe, but, according to the 
Pay-rolls, the men signing them did not belong to Captain 
Fitch's company. 

MAERYMAC march : io<^: 1777 

Cap^ moors Sur Pleas to Pay Leiut Walker all mye Pay that 
is Dew to me as a solder in the Continentel arme and this shall 
Dis Charge you from me 

as witness mie hand Samuel Ayer 

Groton Sep' yf 9 1777 then R'l the Contents in full 

Gideon Davis 
[Addressed] Zaccheus Walker Lieut 

MARRYMAC march : 14^: 1777 

Capt moors Sur Pleas to Pay Leiut Walker all mye Pay that is 
Dew to me as a Solder in the Continentel armee and this shall 
discharg you from me 

as witness mie Hand James Macy 

Groton Sep! 1777 R"^ the Contents in full ^ Gideon Davis 

[Addressed] Zaccheus Walker Lieut 

To Cap'^ Joseph mores Please to Pay to Zechariah Fitch the full 
of my wages for Contenal Service and this with his Recept shall 
Be your Discharge Daniel Kezar 

[Indorsed] an order 



84 Groton during the Revolution 

A List of men Raised by the County of Middlesex in the state of 
Massachusetts-Bay for the Purpose of filling up and Compleat- 
ing the fifteen Battalions of Continental Troops directed to be raised 
in that State for the Term of Nine ?nonths from the time of their 
arrival at Fish-Kill, agreeable to a resolve of General Court Bass' d 
April 20'}" 1778 



No 


Names 


Towns 


Remarks 




64. 


Nath! Corey 


Groton 


June 20!'' 




65- 


John Shipley 








66. 


Shattuck Bird 








67. 


Eleazer Green 








88. 


Jonathan Coburn 


Groton 






106. 


Joseph Taylor 


Groton 






119. 


Joseph Page 


Groton 






120. 


Henry Davis 


d° 






121. 


John Pearce 


d^ 






122. 


Fra? White 


d° 






123. 


Eben' Farnsworth 


d° 






129. 


Isaac Warren 


Groton 


June 21^' 





Rec'' July 20I'' 1778 of Jonathan Warner Commissioner One 
Hundred & Thirty one men, Included in the above list for the 
purpose therein mentioned R Putnam} Colonel 

[Indorsed] County Middlesex 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LV. File L, 17) 



Nine-Months Men 



8 



A List of the Men Procured . . . for the term of Nine Months from 
the tiftie of their Arrival at Fish Kill. 

County of Middlesex 



Time 

of 
Arival 


No 


Names and Towns 
they Belong to 


Regt they 

Belong 

to 


Company 

they 
Belong to 


Age 


Stature 




[1778] 




Groton 












June 19 


I 


Nathan Cory 


Reeds 


I Compy 


33 


5-9 




D°20 


2 


John Shipley J': 


D' 


2 D° 


21 


5-8 




D'' 


3 


Shatock Blood y 


D° 


D° 


20 


5-9 




D° 


4 


Eleazer Green J"' 


D° 


D'^ 


23 


5 10 




D'^2I 


5 


JonathV Coburn 


D° 


D° 


26 


5 7 




D°2I 


6 


Joseph Taylor 


D-^ 


I D'' 


36 


6 




D° 


7 


Isaac Warren 


D° 


D° 


24 


5 10 




D° 


8 


Henry Davis 


D° 


DO 


21 


5 9 




D° 


9 


Joseph Page 


D° 


D° 


36 


5 7 




D-^ 


10 


John Peirce 


D'^ 


D° 


57 


5 10 




D° 


II 


Francis White 


D" 


D° 


20 


5 8 




D° 


12 


EbenezerFarnsworthJ'' 


D'^ 


D'^ 


21 


5 5 




July II 




Josiah Stevens 






34 


5 10 




D'^ 




Joseph Frost 
Stow 






21 


5 II 






6 


Isaac Dodge 


Reeds 


I Compy 


35 


5 10 


This Dodg 

Belongs to 

Grotton 

Arived 

June 23 



(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXVIII. 160) 



86 Groton during the Revolution 

Captain Moses Barnes lived in Marlborough. 

Pay Root of Cap'. Moses Barnf- Comp^. i?i Lieu' Col'- Ferce' Rig' from 
the Massachusetts Bay Now in the Service of the United States 
for the term of tow Months from the \'! May 1779 to the li' July 
1779- Also a Days Pay for every twenty miles travil return- 
ing horn. 



Mens Names 


Rank 


Towns to 

which thay 

Belong 


No 

of 

Miles 


time 

of 

Inlisting 


time of 
Service 












Month Days 


Gotten Proctor 


Ser! 


Grotten 


80 


May 17 


I - 14 


Rogers Lawrence 


Priv' 


Grotten 


80 


D°i7 


I - 14 


Calvin Russell 


D? 


D' 


80 


D^i7 


I - 14 


Ezekiel Portor 


D" 


D? 


80 


D'' 17 


I - 14 



Moses Barns Cap. 
N B The Original Sworn to before Mr Justice Metcalf 

Col" Peirces Regiment Cap' Moses Barnes Role for State Pay for 
Service at Rhoad Island, Paid by a Resolve Pased Apriel 30''' 1779 

s d 

Examined & found Due ^1018 = i =4 Jon^ Metcalf Y. order 
Copy S Moore Examin'^ & the above Sum is found due 

A Fuller ^ order 

In Council Sep* 7. 1779 Read & All'! & ord'' that a W be drawn 
on y": Treas^ for ^1018 n i n 4 in full of this Roll 

Jn? Avery D Set 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, I. 70) 



Additional Levies 



87 



A List of Men Raised {agreeable to a Resolve of Court of the ^"' of 
Jime 1779) in the Comity of Middlesex (See Descriptive List) 



Mens Names 

Levi Lawrence 
Joseph Moor Jun' 
Jonas Blood 
John Trobridge 
William Parker 
Gabril Lakin 
Moses Ames 
Robert Parker 
Isaac Lawrence Jun' 
Sam'.' Parker 



Town 

Groton 



[Indorsed] Middlesex Nov. 24 1779 



p. Joseph Hosmer 
Superintendant 
for Middlesex 
Novf 24"' 1779 



(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XLI. 125) 



Captain Thomas Hovey was of Cambridge. 

A Pay Roll of Cap'. Tho'. Hovey'. Company Col: Nathan Tylers Regi 
of New Leavies from the Massachusetts State for their State Pay 
for Service Do?ie In the State of Rhode Isla7id from the 24 of June 
to the if Day of Dec": Agr cable to a Resolve of Court Past the 
%"" of June lyjg 



Names 


a 


When 

Ingaged 

Service 


Time in Service 
Months Days 




David Blood 


Private 


July 12 


4 19 




Daniel Fletcher 


Do 


12 


4 19 




Jonas Kemp 


Do 


12 


4 19 




Asa Kemp 


Do 


12 


4 19 





88 Groton during the Revolution 

I Do Swear that the Within pay Roll is true and Just without 
fraud to the United States or to any Individual According to My 
best Knowledge 

Tho^ Hovey Cap'. 

Sworn before me this 6 Day of Dece!^ i779 

E Cornell B G 

Pay Roll of Cap! Thomas Hoveys Company for their State pay 
for Service Done in the State of Rhode Island from June 24'!' to 
December the first Day. Agreable to a Resolve of Court Past 
June 8'!' 1779 Col Tylers Reg' 

Examined and found Due £(i^^2) ^4 ^ Ezra Sargeant Per order 

Examin? & the above Sum of £(i<^^Z~ 14-8 found due 

A Fuller '^ order to be made payable to Col" Nathan Tyler 

In Council Dec' 25 1779 Read «Sz: allow'.' & ord'? that a W! be 
drawn on the Treas^ for_j^6953 14 8 in full of this Roll 

[Indorsed] Cap'. Tho^ Hovey Col? Tyler 1779 R'' Island 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, II. 133) 

A Pay Roll of Cap'. Thomas Hoveys Company Col Nathan Tylers 
■R^S' of New Leavies from the Massachusetts State for their State 
Pay for Service Done ifi the State of Rhode Island the Month 
of December Agreable to A Resolve of Court Past the Z"' of jfime^ 
1779. 



Names 


c 
Pi 


Towns from 




S 


Time in Service 

alloweing i days 

pay for Every 

20 Miles Home 




Months Days 


David Blood 
Daniel Fletcher 
Jonas Kemp 
Asa Kemp 


Private 


Groton 

Groton 

Groton 

Do 


G 
G 

»H 1-4 M M 


I 5 
I 5 
I 5 
I 5 



Additional Levies 



89 



I Do Swear that the Within Pay Roll is the present true and Just 
without fraud to the United States or any Individual According 
to my Best Knowledge Tho^ Hovey Cap'. 

Sworn before me this 6 Day of Dece' 1779 

E Cornell B Gen' 

Examined and found Due ^1753 -0-8 

Ezra Sargeant Per order 

Examine' & the above Sum of ;^i753-o-8 is found due 

A Fuller '^' order to be made payable to Col" Nathan Tyler 

In Council Jan^ 11'" 1780 R'' & All'.' & Ord'.' that a W be drawn 

on the Treasury for ^1753 — 8 in full of this Roll 

Jn" Avery D Sec 

[Indorsed] Pay Roll of Cap*. Hoveys Company for State Pay for Service 
Done at Rhode Island the Month of December 1779 Col Tylers Reg'. 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, II. 132) 



Pay Roll of Cap'. Tho'. Hovey' Company in Coll Nath\_an'\ Tylers 
Reg', of New Levies from the State of Alassachusetts Bay for their 
State pay for service done in the Mo?ith of December 1779 at the 
State of Rhode Island. 



Names 


Pi 




a 


H 


c 

5 


to 

•3 

c 


Time in Service 
Alowing one days 
pay for every 20 
Miles travel home 












Days 


David Blood 


Private 


Groton 


100 


22 


27 


Daniel Fletcher 


do 


Groton 


ICO 


25 


30 


Jonas Kemp 


do 


Groton 


100 


22 


27 


Aas Kemp 


do 


Groton 


100 


22 


27 



Tho^ Hovey Cap'. 

N. B. The Original Sworn to before M' Justice Fisher 

Examined and found Due ^1302. 14. 8. 

Ezra Sargeant Per order 



90 Groton during the Revolution 

Examin'' & the above Sum of ^1302- 14-8 is found due 

A Fuller f order Copy In Council May 10')' 1780 

[Indorsed] Col Tyler Reg' A pay Roll of Cap' Thomas Hoveys for the 
month of Dec"" for State Pay for Service at Rhode Island 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, II. 129) 



A Descriptive List of the Eighth Divisio?i of Six Months Men raised 
to reinforce the Conti7iental Army March' d from Springfield Under 
the Command of M: Eb: Kent July f 8'" 1780 



Names 


Age 


Stature 


Complex 


Town 


arival at 
Springfield 


Ezekiel Porter 


17 


5 


10 


Ruddy 


Groton 


July 8'" 


Job Shattuck 


21 


5 


8 


Dark 


d° 


d° 


Simeon Lakin 


20 


6 


I 


Light 


d° 


d" 


Sam" Blood 


18 


S 


10 


d° 


d° 


d° 


Daniel Fletcher 


17 


5 


2 


d" 


d° 


d° 


Nath'-' Blanchard 


20 


5 


6 


d° 


d° 


d" 


Benj'? Tarble 


18 


5 


4 


d" 


d° 


d° 


W-' Farewell 


18 


6 




d" 


d° 


d° 


Charlestown Edes 


30 


5 


8 


Negro 


d" 


d" 



Springfield 8'.'^ July 1780 

Received of Justin Ely Esqr Commissioner for the State of Mas- 
sachusetts Bay the One Hundred and Thirty Three Men men- 
tioned in the Within Lists being raised to reinforce the Continental 
Army for six Months agreable to a Resolve of the General Court 
of said State of the fifth of June last past and forwarded Said men 
together with Descriptive Lists of the same under the Command 

of Mf Ebenezer Kent 

Jn" Glover. £. General 
A True Copy 

Examined p' 

Justin Ely Commissioner 

[Indorsed] List of the Eighth Division of Six months Men who march'd 
with M": Kent July 8"' 1780 133 Men 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXXV. 1S9) 



Additional Levies 



91 



A Descriptive List of the Eleventh Division of Six Months men 
march' d from Springfield zvith Ensign Bancraft July 11'-' 1780 



Mens Names 


Age 


Stature 


Complex 


Town 


Arival at 
Springfield 


Levi Lawrance 


20 


5 


10 


Ruddy 


Groton 


July 9"^ 


Moses Ames 


20 


5 


II 


d° 


d" 


d° 


Peter Stephens 


18 


5 


6 


Dark 


d° 


d° 


Eben^ Tarbell 


18 


5 


6 


Ruddy 


d" 


d° 


John Trowbridge 


18 


5 


7 


d^ 


d° 


d'^ 


Sahnon Whitney 


20 


5 


7 


Light 


d^ 


d'^ 


Ephraim Stone 


17 


5 


6 


d° 


d« 


d° 


Thaddeus Bancroft 


26 


5 


II 


Ruddy 


d° 


d« 


Ebenf Farnsworth 


22 


5 


6 


d^ 


d'^ 


d" 


Simeon Kemp 


19 


5 


9 


d° 


Groton 


July 9'" 


Richard Holden 


19 


5 


7 


d° 


d" 


d'' 



Springfield ii"^ July 1780 

Received of Justin Ely Esq' Comissioner for the State of Massa- 
chusetts Bay the One Hundred & Seventy Seven Men born on the 
within Lists (together with with \_sic'\ Descriptive Lists of the Same) 
being raised to reinforce the Continental Army for Six Months agre- 
able to a Resolve of the General Court of Said State of the fifth 
of June last past and forwarded said Men to the Army under the 

Care of Ensigh Bancroft 

Jn° Glover. B. General 

A True Copy 

Examined p' Justin Ely Commissioner 

[Indorsed] Descriptive List of the 11 Division of 6 Months Men March'd 
under the Care of Ens" Bancraft July y-' 11"' 17S0 177 Men 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXXV. 192) 



9 2 Groton during the Revolution 

A Descriptive List of the Eighteenth Division of Six Months men 
march' d from Springfield under the Care of Lient Zebiilon King 
yidy y 16'-^' 1780 



Names 


Age 


Stature 


Complex 


Town 


Arival at 
Springfield 


Samuel Parker 
Rogers Lawrance 
Benjamin Moors 


16 
16 
17 


5 4 
5 5 
56 


Light 

Light 


Groton 

Groton 

d-^ 


July i6"' 1780 

July 16'" 1780 

d^ 



Springfield 16*'' July 1780 

Received of Justin Ely Esq": Commissioner for the State of Massa- 
chusetts Bay the Sixty Two Men born on the within List (Together 
with Descriptive Lists of the Same) being raised to reinforce the 
Continental Army for for \_sic'] Six Months agreable to a Resolve of 
the General Court of Said State of the fifth of June last past and 
forwarded Said Men to the Army under the Care of Lieu' Zebulon 
King 

Jn° Glover. B. Ge?ieral 

A True Copy 

Examined 13, Justin Ely Commissioner 

[Indorsed] 18"' Division of Six Months Men March'd July y^ 16"' 1780 
L'. King 62 Men 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXXV. 200) 



A Descriptive List of the Twenty Second Division of Six Months 
Mefi march' frojn Springfield tinder the Care of Cap'. Benf Warreti 
July 20'-^' 1780 



Names 


Age 


Stature 


Complex 


Town 


Arival at 
Springfield 


John Gregg 


25 


5 7 


Light 


Groton 


July 20'" 



Additional Levies 



93 



Springfield 20"' July 1780 

Received of Justin Ely Esqf Commissioner for the State of 
Massachusetts Bay The Fifty seven Men born on the Within List 
(together with a Descriptive List of the Same) being raised to rein- 
force the Continental Army for Six Months Agreable to a Resolve 
of the General Court of Said State of the fifth of June last past and 
forwarded Said Men to the Army Under the Care of Cap' Benj? 
Warren Jn? Glover. B. General 

A True Coppy 

Examined W- Justin Ely Commissioner 

[Indorsed] 22!!^ Division of Six Months Men march'd July y<= 20"^ 17S0 
Cap Benj'7 Warren 58 Men. 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXXV. 204) 



A List of the Six Months Men Received of Major Joseph Hosmer 
Superintendant of f County of Middlesex agreable to a Resolve of 
y General Court Rassed June y 5- 1780. 



Names Towns 

Ezekiel Porter Groton 

Job Shattuck d° 

Simeon Lakin d? 

Sam" Blood d° 

Daniel Fletcher d° 

Nathl' Blanchard d° 

Benj? Tarble d° 

W2 Farewell d° 

Charlestown Edes d? 

Levi Lawrance Groton 

Moses Fames d" 

Peter Stevens d° 



Names Towns 

Eben' Tarbell Groton 

John Trowbridge d" 

Salmon Whitney d*^ 

Ephraim Stone d° 

Thaddeus Bancroft d" 

Eben' Farnsworth d° 

Simeon Kemp d° 

Richard Holden d° 

Sam" Parker Groton 

Rogers Lawrance d° 

Benj!' Moores d° 

John Gregg d° 



Springfield 6 August 1780 

Received of Majr Joseph Hosmer Superintendant for the County 
of Middlessex the Men mentioned in this List being raised to serve 
Six Months in the Continental Army agreable to a Resolve of the 
General Court of the 5*!' of June last past 

by Justin Ely Commissioner 

[Indorsed] Justin Ely's Rec'. of 6 Months Men to Maj": Hosmer. 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, UV. File F, 30) 



94 Groton during the Revolution 



Middlesex ss 

A Fay roll for the Six months men, who were in actual Service in 
the Continental army for 1780; in behalf of the town of 
Groton, made up by us the Subscribers agreeable to the 7'esolves 
of the Gefieral Court of the 3'f October 1781 



Names 


Time when 
Marched 


Time when 
Discharged 


Miles 


M? days 


Levi Lawrance 


July 4'" 1 780 


Decebf iS'I* 


220 


5 26 


Richard Holden 


D^ 


Decem' 12'!' 


220 


5 20 


Job Shattuck junf 


June 26'" 


Jany i^; 1 781 


220 


6 18 


Moses Ames 


July 4'!> 


Decf 26'!' 


220 


6 3 


Peter Stevens jun' 


D° 


Jany q'!' 1 78 1 


220 


6 16 


John Trobridge junf 


D? 


D° 


D" 


6 16 


Ephraim Stone 


D° 


D" 


D° 


6 16 


Ebenr Tarbell 


D° 


D" 


D" 


6 16 


Ebenf Farnsworth junf 


D" 


Decem' 4"' 


D" 


5 II 


Thaddeus Bancroft 


July 8'." 


Nov. 19'.'' 


D'' 


4 23 


Salmon Whitney 


July 4'" 


Jany 9*"^ 


D° 


6 16 


Benj-:" Moors 


July 8*!' 


Dec' 5"^ 


D" 


5 9 


John Gragg junf 


July 8'!* 




D'^ 




Rogers Lawrance 


July 8*1^ 


Dec' 13'." 


220 


5 16 


Nathl Blanchard 


July 4'!' 


J[an^ 9] 


220 


6 16 


Ezekiel Porter 


July 4'!' 


JanJ- 9"' 


220 


6 16 


Will'" Farwell jun"^ 


D" 


D" 


D" 


6 16 


Benj? Tarbell jun' 


D^ 




D'' 


4 26 


Samuel Parker 


July 8"' 


Jan>' 9'." 


D'' 


6 12 


Daniel Fletcher 


July 4"' 


D" 


D- 


6 16 


Samuel Blood 


July 4'" 


D" 


D" 


6 16 


Charlestown Edes 


do 


Dec' 3" 


D" 


5 II 


Simeon Lakin 


D" 


Nov' 19"' 


D" 


4 26 



All the above \_T7v0 lines 
missing here ] 



Oliver Prescoit a Selectmen 
Job Shattuck > of 
Solomon Woods J Groton 



Additional Levies 



95 



Middlesex ss 28"' Jan?' 1782 

Job Shattuck & Solomon Woods made solemn Oath that in mak- 
ing up the above roll they acted faithfully & impartially & that 
the same is just & true according to the best of their Judements 

Before me Oliver Prescott jfust peace A true copy 

A Pay Roll for the Six Month men for the Town of Groton 1780 
Examined and found Due in Specie £2(i\-\- a^ Ezra Sargeant 
Per order Examin"* & the above Sum is found due A Fuller 

■^ order Copy 

In Council Feb^ 18 1782 Read & Advised that [a warrant be] 
drawn on the Treasury for ^264 n i n 4 in full of this Roll. 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, IV. 81) 



A List of the Six Months Men raised to reinforce the Continental 
Army agreahle to tivo Resohes of the General Court passed iti 
June 1780 posted up to their respective Towns fro >n the Receipts 

of the Continental Officers 

by Justin Ely Commissioner 



Groton 


Division 
in which 
musterd 






Ezekiel Porter 


8 


Ebenr Tarbell 




Job Shattuck 


8 


John Trowbridge 




Simeon Lakin 


8 


Salmon Whitney 




Sam'- Blood 


8 


Ephraim Stone 




Dan- Fletcher 


8 


Thaddeus Bancroft 




Nath'- Blanchard 


8 


Ebenr Farnsworth 




Benj- Tarble 


8 


Simeon Kemp 




W" Farewell 


8 


Richard Holden 




Charlestown Edes 


8 


Sam' Parker 


18 


Levi Lawrence 


1 1 


Rogers Lawrence 


18 


Moses Ames 


1 1 


Benj'' Moorse 


18 


Peter Stephens 


1 1 


John Gregg 


22 



(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXVII. 12) 



96 Groton during the Revolution 

An account of the Men Murstred in the Comity of Middlesex Since 

the Last Return 

Groton 

March 28 1781 Eleazer Green 



28 

28 

28 

March 20 



Joseph Lakin 
Oliver Lakin 
Oliver Lakin Jur 
William Tarble 



(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LIV. File F, 28) 



Co7nmonwealth of Massachusetts 

to the Selectmen of the Town of Groton Dr. 

For the Bounty or hire of Twenty one men to serve in the Con- 
tinental Army for three years, or during the war agreeable to the 
Resolves of the General Court of December & February last, viz! 



William Tarbell ^90 

Oliver Lakin Jun- 95 

Ezekiel Porter 93 

John Stevens 93 

Moses Chase 94 

Charlestown Edes 90 

John Pierce 78 

Harbour Farnsworth 98 

Joshua Parker 91 

Elijah Nutting 90 

David Farwell 90 - 

Asa White 90 - 

Amos Dole 98 n 

Eleazer Green Jun' 98 m 

Joseph Bancroft 93 

John Goddard 90 - 

Edmund Holden 90 - 

Amos Shed 87 n 

Benj? Tarbell Jun"" 90 " 

Calvin Russell 93 n 

Joseph Lakin 93 ti 

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Additional Levies 97 

N. B. Two of the above named men, vizt. Calvin Russell & 
Joseph Lakin were hired & Mustered in Season 

Tis expected the said Russell will join the Army immediately. 
The said Lakin is absconded. 

Oliver Prescott ■^ Selectmen 
Groton 6 Nov'' 1781. Isaac Farnsworth >- of 

Solomon Woods ) Groton 

Middlesex ss Nov"' 6'!' 1781. 

D- Isaac Farnsworth & Cap' Solomon Woods two of the Select- 
men abovenamed personally appeared & made oath that the afore- 
going return by them subscribed was true according to the best of 
their knowledge Before me 

Oliver Prescott J peace 

Groton Return of 3 Years Men by Resolve of the 2 Dec. 1780 



7 Men 


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[Indorsed] Kcturn of tliree years men 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXXII. 57S) 



98 Groton during the Revolution 

The Folloiving is a List of men Procured in Consequence of a Resolve 
of Court of the 2^! of Decejfiber 1780 in the County of Middlesex 
for a Term Less then three years viz 



Date of 

Inlistment 


Names 


the Town 
for which 
Engaged 


for what time EngagJ 


[17S.] 

Novr 20 


Amos Woods 


Groton 


one year 



Feb?' ii"" 1782 p' Joseph Hosm'e.k]^ Super' for Middlesex 

[Indorsed] Joseph Hosmer £■■ Superinteiidant for Middlesex return of Men 
for three Years by a Resolve of Court passed Dec': 2'^ 1780 37 Men 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXXII. 595) 



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loo Groton during the Revolution 



Classes of Soldiers 

The following Resolve, passed by the General Court on 
December 2, 1780, explains the division of the inhabitants 
into various "Classes," as mentioned below. Under the call 
ordered at this time the town of Groton was directed to raise 
twenty-one men for the Continental Army toward the 4240 
which were needed to complete the quota of the Common- 
wealth. On February 26, 1781, a supplementary Resolve 
was passed; and still later, on March 7, 1782, another Re- 
solve, under which latter call the town was ordered to raise 
eight men for the Army, toward the 1500 which were then 
needed. 

And it is further Resolved^ That the several towns and plantations 
within this Commonwealth be, and hereby are authorized to agree 
(if they think fit) upon classing the inhabitants thereof at a legal 
town-meeting called for tliat purpose, in order to procure their pro- 
portion of soldiers to serve in the Continental army, for three years 
or during the war : And in all towns and plantations where the 
mode of classing shall be adopted, the selectmen of such towns, and 
the assessors of such plantations, or such committee as the town or 
plantation shall appoint tor that purpose, shall divide all the inhab- 
itants thereof, with others who were assessed in the hard-money- 
tax, into as many classes as according to the annexed schedule, 
there are men required of such town or plantation, in proportion to 
their several taxes, intermixing poor with tiie rich, so as to make 
the several classes as nearly equal in property and in number of 
polls as may be with convenience ; and each of said classes shall, 
on or before the twentieth day oi January next, procure a good able- 
bodied effective soldier to serve in the Continental army three years 
or during the war, unless sucli town or plantation shall in some other 
way procure the whole number of soldiers to be by them raised : 
And that in case any one or more of said classes shall neglect or 
refuse to procure the soldiers assigned them, within the limited time 
aforesaid, such town or plantation is hereby empowered and directed 



classes of Soldiers loi 

to procure such soldier for each class so neglecting of such town 
or plantation, and the assessors shall assess said classes, or the sev- 
eral neglecting individuals thereof, in the same proportion they were 
severally assessed in the hard-money-tax, the full value of the sum 
which shall be expended in procuring said soldier, with an addi- 
tional sum not exceeding double the sum advanced to procure the 
said soldier, as the said town shall determine ; and the several col- 
lectors of such towns or plantations are hereby authorized and re- 
quired to collect said assessments in the same manner as they are 
directed by law to collect town taxes, and pay in the same accord- 
ing to the direction contained in the warrant which they may receive 
from the selectmen or assessors of such towns or plantations for the 
purpose of collecting said assessments ; and the said selectmen or 
assessors are hereby authorized to grant such warrants, agreeable 
to the form by law prescribed for collecting town taxes, mutatis 
mutandis. (Pages 42, 43.) 

The following receipts given by soldiers are found in Vol- 
ume XXXII. of the Archives, Revolutionary Papers; and 
the number of the paper in the volume is indicated in heavy- 
faced type after each receipt. 

I do hereby Acknowledge that I have Rec'' of the Town of Groton 
by Class N° 4 in Money and Securities Two Hundred & Ninety 
Spanish Mill'd Doll" for my hire as a Soldier in the Continental 
Service for the Term of three Years Witness my hand this Sixth 
Day of April 1781 Amos Shed 

557. 

Groton April 6- 1781 I do hereby acknowledge that I have 

Rec'.' of Class N- 8 in Groton afores'' three hundred Spanish mill'- 

Dollars in money paid and Security Given in full for my Engaging 

to Serve in the Continental Service for the term of three years from 

the time of my Inlistment witness my hand 

John Goddard 
558. 

I do hereby acknowledge that I have Rec'.' of Class N" 2 in Groton, 
Ninety three pounds ten Shillings in money paid and Security Given 
by Said Class, in Silver at Six Shillings and Eight pence per ounce, 



I02 Groton during the Revolution 

in full for my hire as a Soldier in the Continental Service for the 
term of three years from the time of my Inlistment witness my 
hand Joseph Bancroft 

559. April 6^^ 17S1 

Rec!' of the Town of Groton by Class N- 14 Ninety four Pounds 
in Silver Money, in Money and Securities for my hire as a Soldier 
in the Continental Service for the Term of three Years Witness 
my hand this 23'' Day of April 1781 at Groton Moses Chase 
560. 

Groton March 19- 1781 
Rec!' of Cap! John Sawtell & others Belonging to s!' Sawtells Class 
(N" 17) three Hundred & Twenty Eight Silver Dollars, in full Con- 
sideration for my Bounty from s'' Class as a Soldier in the Conti- 
nental Army for the Term of three years, Unless Sooner Regularly 
Discharg? I say Rec^ by me Harbour Farnsworth 

561. 

Groton April 16- 1781 I do hereby Acknowledge that I have 

Rec'! of the Town of Groton Afores? Two Hundred and Sixty two 

Spanish Mill'd Dollars by Class N" 18 in Money and Securities for 

my hire as a Soldier in the Continental Service for the Term of 

three Years 

Test. William Swan t ''.'^ t. 

John -f- Peirce 
Isaac Farnsworth mark 

562. 

Groton April 6- 1781 I do hereby acknowledge that I have 
Rec'l of Class N- 15, in Groton afores'', Three Hundred Spanish 
mill*? Dollars in money paid and Security given in full for my En- 
gaging to Serve in the Continental Service for the term of three 
years from the time of my Inlistment witness my hand 

563. Elijah Nutting 

I do hereby Acknowledge that I have Rec' of Class N" 7. in 
Groton Ninety Eight Pounds Sixteen Shilli' and five pence in Money 
paid and Security given by U. Solomon Woods in Silver at the Rate 
of Six Shillings & Eight pence '^ Ounce in full for my hire as a Sol- 
dier in the Continental Service for the Term of three Years Wit- 
ness my hand this Sixth Day of April 1781 Eleazer Green jr 
564. 



classes of Soldiers 103 

This Certifies that I have Rec'! of Isaac Farnsworth and others 
belonging to Class No : 19 in the Town of Groton, in Silver, paper 
Currency and Securities, the amount of Ninety three pounds ten 
Shillings in Silver at Six Shillings and Eight pence per ounce, as a 
hire from said Class, for my inlisting into the Continental Service 
for the term of three years in behalf of said Town 

565. Groton April 5'- 1781 ^- John Stevens 

Groton April 6- 1781 I do hereby Acknowledge that I have 
Rec'l of said Town by Class N° 9 in Money paid and Securities 
Given Three hundred Spanish Mill'd Dollars in full for my Engage- 
ing to serve in the Continental Service for the Term of three years 

Witness my hand Edmund Holden 

566. 

I do hereby Acknowledge that I have ReC' of the Town of Groton 
by Class N- 13 in Money and Securities Three Hundred Spanish 
Mill'd Dollars for my hire as a Soldier in the Continental Service for 
the Term of three Years Witness my hand this Six Day of April 
1 78 1 Asa WnrrE 

567. [Indorsed] Asa White Groton 

Groton April 23'' 1781 This Certifies that I have agreed with 
Class N- 6 in Said Town for the Sum of three hundred Spanish 
mill'! Dollars as a hire for my inlisting as a Soldier into the Conti- 
nental Service for the term of three years in behalf of said Town 

his 

Test Charleston X Edes 

JosiAH Hobart '"'''' 

568. 

Groton April 23' 1781 Rec'! of the Town of Groton by Class 
N- 12 Three Hundred Spanish Mill'd Doll' in Money and Securities 
for my hire as a Soldier in the Continental Service for the Term of 
three years William Tarbell 

569. 

I do hereby acknowledge that I have Rec' of Class N" 3 in 
Groton, Ninety three pounds ten Shillings in money paid and Secu- 
rity Given by Said Class, in Silver at Six Shillings and Eight pence 



I04 Groton during the Revolution 

per ounce in full for my hire as a Soldier in the Continental Service 
for the term of three yeas from the time of my Inlistment witness 
my hand Ezekiel Porter 

April 6'^ 1 78 1 

570. 

Groton April 6- 1781 I do hereby acknowledge that I have 
Rec'' of Class N- 16 in Groton afores'! Three hundred and one 
Spanish mill- Dollars in money paid and Security Given in full for 
my Engaging to Serve in the Continental Service for the term 
of three years from the time of my Inlistment witness my 
hand Benj> Tarbell Jun"^ 

571. 

I do hereby Acknowledge *hat I have Rec"' of the Town of Groton 
by Class N° 5 in Money and Securities Three hundred Spanish Mill'd 
Dollars for my hire as a Soldier in the Continental Service for the 
Term of three Years Witness my hand this Six Day of April 

1 78 1 DAVID FARWELL 

572. 

I Do hereby acknowledge that I have Rec'? of Class N° 10, in 
Groton Ninety Eight pounds two Shillings in money paid and Secur- 
ity Given by said Class in Silver at Six Shillings and Eight pence 
per ounce in full for my hire as a Soldier in the Continental Service 
for the term of three years from the time of my Inlistment 

witness ray hand Amos Dole 

April 6'-^ 1 78 1 
573. 

I do hereby acknowledge that I have Rec'- of Class N" 1 1 in the 
Town of Groton, Ninety five pounds Twelve Shillings in money paid 
and Security Given by said Class, in Silver at Six Shillings and Eight 
pence per ounce, in full for my hire as a Soldier in the Continental 
Service for the term of three years from the time of my Inlist- 
ment witness my hand Oliver Lakin J** 

April 6^ 1 78 1 
574. 



classes of Soldiers 105 

I the Subscriber do hereby Acknowledge that I have this Day 
Rec'! of James Prescott William Swan and Zacheriah Fitch a 
Commf^" of the Town of Groton Three Hundred & four Spanish 
Mill'd Dollars in Money paid and Security given for my hire as a 
Soldier in the Continental Army for the Term of three years as 
Witness my hand this 3 if Day of January 17S1 

Abijah Prescott Joshua Parker 

Jon'^ Keep 

579. [Indorsed] Groton 

The next seven receipts are on printed blanks which are 
filled in, according to the facts in each case, the date, name, 
number, place, amount, term, and signature being written. 

Boston^ April 30 1782. 

RECEIVED of M^ Joseph Allen Chairman of Class N"- 3 for 
the Town of Groton the Sum of Ninety Pounds L. Money, 
as a Bounty to serve in the Continental Army for the Term of three 

years 

Witness my Hand, john Frost 

636. [Indorsed] Groton N2 3 /"go— o 4 men @ 90 /" ;,^ 360 : o 17S2 

Boston, April iiti> 1782. 

RECEIVED of M^ Ezekiel Fletcher Chairman of Class N"- 5 for 
the Town of Groten the Sum of Ninty Pounds L. Money, as 
a Bounty to serve in the Continental Army for the Term of three 

years 

Witness my Hand, Eleazear Ames 

637. [Indorsed] Groton N2 5 

Boston, June 6 1782. 

RECEIVED of M^ Thomas Bond Chairman of Class No. 2 for 
the Town of Groton the Sum of Ninety pounds L. Money, 
as a Bounty to serve in the Continental Army for the Term of three 

years 

Witness my Hand, Oliver Hartwell 

638. [Indorsed] Groton N? 2 



io6 Groton during the Revolution 

Boston, April u"' 1782. 

RECEIVED of Israel Hobart Esq' Chairman of Class N'- 7 for 
the Town of Groton the Sum of Ninty Pounds L. Money, as 
a Bounty to serve in the Continental Army for the Term of three 
years 

Witness my Hand, samson Prescott 

639. [Indorsed] Groton N'? 7 



Boston, 21I' August 1782 

MUSTERED and received of M- Zachariah Fitch, Chairman 
of Class No. 8 for the Town of Groton a certain Chandler 
Russell a Recruit, inlisted for the Term of three Years 

John Popkin, Muster-Master. 
April 20, 1783 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXXII. 644) 



Boston, 13 August 17S2. 

MUSTERED and received of M? Solomon Woods Chairman of 
Class No. one for the Town of Groton a certain Samuel 
Wyman a Recruit, inlisted for the term of three Years. 

John Popkin, Muster-Master. 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXXIII. 485) 

Boston 22'! October 1782. 

MUSTERED and received of Mf Joseph Moors Chairman of 
Class No. four for the Town of Groton a certain Joseph 
Stevens a Recruit, inlisted for the Term of three Years 

John Popkin, Muster-Master. 
Rec!' Feb 13 1783. 

[Indorsed] Groton 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, XXXII. 635) 



classes of Soldiers 107 



Groton September q'."" 1782 
We hereby Certify that Snneon Kemp was a Soldier in actual 
Service for the Town of Groton in the Six months Service in the 
Continental army for 1780- That He did march June 26"' and was 
discharged December 14"' 1780 and that the number of Miles from 
the place of his discharge was 220 that he was in Service Six months 
Eleven days & therefore the whole amount of his pay was twelve 
pounds fourteen Shillings & Eight pence and that He the Said 
Simeon Kemp was omitted when the Selectmen made up the Mus- 
ter roll agreable to the resolves of the General Court by reason of 
his certificate of the time of His discharge being mislaid & there- 
fore forgot Signed 

for Six Month Service ;^i2 . o. Oliver Prescott ^ Sckchrien 

Abel Bancroft >- for 
Zachariah Fitch ) Groton 

Middlesex ss Jan'*' 27"' 1783 the above named Abel Bancroft & 
Zachariah Fitch made Solom oath that the foregoing certificate was 
true in all its parts according to their best knowledge 

Before me Oliver Vk'E'&cot}: Justice 0/ Peace 

A true coppy 

Pay Roll for one man that served in the Continental army from 
the Town of Groton for Six Month in the year 1780 and was omitted 
in the other Roll Examined and found Due in Specie ^12-0-0 

Ezra Sargeant 

In Council 20"' March 1783 Read & Advised that a Warrant be 
drawn on the Treasury in full of this Roll Attest 

(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, IV. 70) 



io8 Groton during the Revolution 



The following is a copy of a paper which was sold with 
other manuscripts by Messrs. C. F. Libbie & Co., in Boston, 
on December 15, 1897, though I do not know to whom. It 
undoubtedly has a connection with Edmund Holden's receipt 
printed on page 103. 

This is Each mans Proportion towards hireng Edmund Holden 
as a Soldier in Class y*" 9"' in Groton 



Zechariah Fitch. 
Samuel Hemanway. 
Caleb Blood. 
Thomas Bond. 
Samuel Lawrance. 
Abel Farwell. 
Amos Adams. 
Ephraim Kemp. 
Samuel Kemp Jr. 
Simeon Nuting. 
Robertson Lakin. 
John Simonds. 
Benjamin Whitney. 
Wd Rachel Spalding. 





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[Endorsed] Class Rate. 



Extracts from the Town Records 109 



Extracts from the Tozun Records 

The following extracts, relating to the action of the town 
on several occasions during the early part of the Revolution, 
are taken from the town records. As the volume for that 
period is not numbered, I can indicate only the pages where 
the extracts are found. 

September 12, 1774. 

Voted To Raise the Sum of Forty pounds to buy Arms and 
Ammunition, in addition to the Town Stock, which Sum is to be 
laid out at the Descretion of Mess'?' Moses Child Jonathan Clark 
Lewis and Isaac Woods, who are a Committee for that purpose. 

(Page 276.) 

January the 3"^' 1775 

The Town met according to adjournment and the proceedings 
of the late Continental Congress being Read and particularly their 
Association 

Voted Unanimously, That they would abide by their Association 

Then a Draught of a Covenant was Read, which was Unani- 
mously Voted to be accepted. 

The proceedings of the late provincial Congress being read the 
Town unanimously Voted to Comply with the same. 



iio Groton during the Revolution 

Then a Draft of a Vote was presented and read in the following 
words, which was Accepted & ordered to be recorded. 

Whereas it is Expressly recommended by the Continental Con- 
gress, to the Provincial Conventions and to the Com'-^ in the 
respective Colonies to Establish such further regulations as they 
may think proper for carrying into Execution their Association 

And Whereas the provincial Congress did on the 5'^ Decf last, 
Resolve and recommend as their opinion, for the Effectual Carry- 
ing into Execution, the American Congress Association that from 
and after the lo'I' Oct' next, there shall not be sold or purchased 
any good[s]. Wares or Merchandize directly or indirectly pur- 
chased from G. Brittain or Ireland, — molasses. Syrups, panela, 
Coffee or piemento, from the Brittish plantations, or from Dominico, 
Wines from Madeira, or the Western Islands, and foreign Indigo, 
either before or after the first of Decf instant, unless the Acts and 
parts of Acts of Parliament Enumerated in a paragraph of the 
American Congress Association subsequent to the 14'.'' Article 
shall then be repealed ; 

That the several Towns and Destricts do forthwith assemble and 
Choose Com'— of Inspection for the purpose afores'! and that the 
Towns do Vigerously Assist and Support their Com— in Discharg- 
ing the Duties of their office &c 

Therefore Voted and Chose D' Prescott Capt. Josiah Sartell 
D? Isaac Farnsworth M: Moses Child D- James Stone Col? James 
Prescott L' Elisha Rockwood U Isaac Woods Joseph Allen Jonas 
Stone John Tarbell Cap! Jn? Sawtell Jon? Lawrence Cap' Amos 
Lawrence and Cap! Henry Farwell, a Com^.^'bf^-Inspection, whose 
business it shall be to see that the American Congress Association, 
& the Provincial Congress resolves and recommendations relative 
thereto be well and faithfully observed and Complyed with, and 
that this Town will not fail of lending all necessary assistance to 
s'! Com'— in the doing their Duty. 

Then the meeting was Dismissed. 

Recorded by 

Oliver Prescott Toivn Clerk. 
(Page 280.) 



Extracts from the Town Records i 1 1 



Non Associator^ Advertisement. 

In Consequence of the Town' Voles as recorded in the Preceed- 
ing pages of this Book, the Com— of Correspondence having Given 
W. Sam" Dana Cap! Joseph Sheple Jonas Cutler & Joseph Chase 
the offer of Signing the Association Paper and they refusing to 
sign, Delayed their posting their names in the publick houses for 
some time, hoping for accomodation & that a union vv-' take place, 
untill the Inhabitants grew very uneasy, and therefore the Corn- 
put up an advertisement in three publick houses in this Town, in 
the following Words, viz. — 

Whereas The Town of Groton at a legal meeting on the Seventh 
day of March last, Voted unanimously, that the Names of all the 
Inhabitants of s-^ Town, who refused to sign their Association 
paper, wherein the Subscribers were obligated Strictly to adhere to 
the American Continental Association, should be posted by the 
Com— of Correspondence in the several publick houses within 
s^ Town, and that their names should be entered on the Town Book 
of records, by the Town Clerk, that so it might be known which 
of s"" Inhabitants, are apparently unfriendly to our Happy Con- 
stitution, and do (so far) endeavour to prevent a Union &c 

In Compliance with s^ Vote, we hereby notify the Publick, that 

said Association paper was offered to the Rev^' Samuel Dana, 

Joseph Sheple, Jonas Cutler and Joseph Chase, who did refuse to 

sign the same, and it is Expected that all those who have signed 

s^ Association will Remember their Covenant. 

Signed by the Com— &c 
Groton April 12'.'^ I775- 

Recorded by Oliver Prescott Town Clerk. 

Sometime after the Lexington Battle (so Called) M- Dana 
Desired a Conference with the persons hereafter named in the 
following Memorandum, which he wrote with his own hand and 
Desired it might be laid before the Town as soon as Conveniently 
might be — viz. 

This memorandum Witnesseth that at a Conference between 
D' Oliver Prescott Cap' Josiah Sartell Deacon Isaac Farnsworth 
and Benj:' Bancroft Ens" Moses Child and M' Jon:' Clark Lewis on 



112 Groton during the Revolution 

the one side and the Rev!' Sam" Dana on the other, it was pro- 
posed and agreed to by all parties that the pastoral Relation 
between the s'' Sam'.' Dana and the Inhabitants of Groton should 
be Dissolved on Conditions the Town when properly met shall 
Judge it Expedient and at the same time will restore the s^ Sam'.' 
Dana to the usual Previledges and Advantages of Society and 
Neighbourhood — and use their Influence to preserve him his Fam- 
ily and Substance from Injury and Abuse, either from the inhabi- 
tants of this or any of the Neighboring Towns, — The s'.' Saml' 
Dana at the same Time giving the Town, the reasonable Assurance 
in his power that he will not only not oppose their political meas- 
ures but unite with them agreeable to the advise of the Continental 
and Provincial Congresses and the Votes of the Town. 

Recorded by Oliver Prescott Town Clerk 
(Page 283.) 

May 26, 1777. 

Voted That the Selectmen be Directed to take the Lead Weights 
out of the meeting house Windows, and Cause them to be run into 
Bullets for the Town Stock, and that they procure Iron Weights 
and put into s'.' Windows as soon as Conveniently may be. 

(Page 3C9.) 



Revolutionary Papers 113 



Revolutionary Papers 

Among some old manuscripts found in the office of the 
selectmen at Groton was a small parcel, marked in Mr. 
Butler's handwriting, " Papers relating to the Revolution." 
They comprise a dozen or more printed Broadsides, Resolves, 
Proclamations, etc., issued during the Revolutionary period, 
and numerous certificates and receipts given by officers 
and soldiers, besides other writings of a miscellaneous char- 
acter. They comprise, also, many papers relating to the 
Shays Rebellion, which for the most part are returns, duly 
signed by the proper officers, that various insurgents had 
delivered up their arms, and had taken the oath of alle- 
giance. Such lists contain the names of more than seventy 
Groton men who had been in open rebellion against the 
State government. These old manuscripts form an interest- 
ing collection of papers, and throw much side-light on the 
military history of the town during the Revolution and the 
period immediately following. I have had them carefully 
arranged and placed in a volume, lettered on the back 
" Papers relating to the Revolution ; " and they are now in 
the possession of the Town Clerk. In order to render 
these papers accessible to the local antiquary, I give copies 
of them below. While some may seem to be of trifling 
importance or value, they all shed new light on the particular 
service of individual soldiers. 



The signatures to the following paper have been cut off, so 
that it is not known what names were originally attached. 
Evidently the signers were of Tory proclivities; and probably 
the mutilation was not done till after such persons were held 
in disgrace. The date of the writing is somewhat uncertain, 
and there is no good clew to follow. 

8 



114 Groton during the Revolution 

May please your Honours. 

With submission, we beg leave to acquaint you that we are, and 
desire to continue subjects to the King of great Britain. As to In- 
dependence, We have heard much talk of it, but are intirely igno- 
rant of its being declared. Certainly, so great an Event as this ought 
not to have been done in a Corner, (notified in one or two Towns) 
It undoubtedly would have been publish'd in every sea Port, and 
Market Town throughout America. It therefore cannot be ! it is 
not so. Independence on Great Britain is not yet declared, because 
if it were, then certainly so wise a Body as the Honble Congress, 
wou'd have been consistent with themselves ; they must, they wou'd 
have acted and proceeded according to humanity and Justice, and 
the usage of Nations at War, and have issued a Proclamation for such 
as chose to adhere to the King, to be allowed a limited time in order 
to dispose of their Effects, and to depart the Continent. Had this 
been the case, we shou'd have been gone, where we might have 
earned our Bread by honest industry. But now, we are held here 
by force, and a stagnation of Trade in general through the Conti- 
nent ; so that there is no other alternative left us, but to go into the 
Army, or to starve. Our conscience will not let us do the former. 
Again, may please your Honors, another very forcible reason why 
Independence is not yet declared, is that, which might with the 
greatest reason in the world have been expected at so great an 
Event, so mighty a turn and change of Government ; so great ! as 
not to be met with in History, excepting only in the case of Hol- 
land ; That ! May please your Honors which is ever looked for and 
granted, even at the Crowning of a new King ; The Prison doors 
(the clashing of whose locks and bolts strike terror to the hearers) 
are set open, and the prisoner, in all matters, Murder alone excepted 
go free ; Once more to have the pleasure of the fresh Air, and look- 
ing their merciless Creditor and otherwise oppressors in the face ; 
and to bless the Cause that set them free. Old things are then 
done away, all things become new. This may please your Honours 
is not yet done : Therefore, Independence, most assuredly is not yet 
publickly declared, because that, so mild a Government as might 
reasonably be expected from a Republick Form, and its new Laws, 
wou'd never stain such an Aera by punishing offences done under a 
former Government. As to what is alledged against us, respecting 
the j^aper money, Nothing is more certain, than that, when this 



Revolutionary Papers 115 

currency was made and issued out, We, through the Continent, were, 
to all intent and, purposes the Kings subjects ; and no law by legal 
authority in being, to make and issue such a Currency ; so that, May 
please your Honors We utterly deny our being guilty of an offence 
against the known laws of any Kingdom or State. We stand at the 
Kings Judgment seat where we ought to be Judged ; and by the 
laws of the Realm, we desire to stand or fall. But may please your 
Honors, had this paper Currency at the declaration of Independence 
(if it be declared) been called in, or allowed by Authority to remain 
good and in force, also a publick law provided for the punisliment 
of offenders in counterfeiting and defacing it. The case then, wou'd 
widely have differed from the present ; for then, undoubtedly, those 
caught in doing this might be justly deemed offenders, liable to pun- 
ishment by such a law. Upon the whole, May please your Honours, 
We beg, that, if we have offended against, or violated any law, that 
it be pointed out to us, for we are not conscious that we have vio- 
lated any Law in Being. And where no law is, there can be no 
transgression. a Law may be made to look forward, and to punish 
the transgressors of that law, but it cannot look back, and punish a 
matter done any time before any law be provided to make that mat- 
ter punishable. We instance May please your Honours, in the case 
of Cain, who was a murderer ; guilty, of the highest Crime, that man 
cou'd commit against man ; who slew almost half the world at one 
stroke. The Almighty God did not take his life, because, at that 
time, there was no law to punish such a Deed. But to shew his 
abhorrence of so inhuman a Cruelty, his Maker told him he shou'd 
not prosper, but become a fugitive and a vagabond &c:' And 
afterwards, it pleased the great Governor of the World, to make 
a Law, that, he who shou'd shed Mans blood, by man, shou'd his 
blood be shed. Murder then became a transgression, to be pun- 
ished by death. But did not put that law in execution or force 
against Cain, for the above reason ; but made that law for future 
generations, and preservation of the lives of mankind. 

To THE HONBLE JUDGES OF ThK [/or;/] 

to be holden at Cambridge on [/or//] 



ii6 Groton during the Revolution 















THE MEETING-HOUSE AND THE COMMON 



This cut of the First Parish Meeting-house and the Com- 
mon is taken from a drawing made in the year 1838 by John 
Warner Barber, and was printed in his "Historical Collec- 
tions" of Massachusetts (Worcester, 1839). ^^ represents 
the Meeting-house which was built in 1755, as it originally 
appeared, and before it was remodelled in 1839, when it was 
partially turned round, and the north end of the building 
made the front, facing the west. On this Common the 
minute-men and other soldiers rallied on April 19, 1775 ; 
and here the ammunition was given out that forenoon by 
the selectmen of the town, as related below. The powder- 
house, or " magazine," as it is called in the records, was 
near-by, and the place handy for the purpose. It stood in 
the roadway of High Street ^ — which then was not laid out — 
perhaps thirty-five rods from its north end. 

The following paper has a good deal of historical interest. 
The several articles, therein mentioned, were delivered to the 
soldiers, just before marching. It must have been a scene 



Revolutionary Papers 117 

well worthy of the dramatic skill of a poet or an artist. 
Apparently the minute-men and the militia were supplied 
with ammunition at the same time, and presumably in their 
respective companies they marched together down the road. 



Groton April y*^^ 19™ 1775 

upon an alarm Deliveri^' to y"^' Soldiers out of y" Town Stock as 

follows, (viz) 

To Daniel Gillson 3^'' of powder & 4 flints 

To David Archabald i/' of powder & 20 bullets of y^ largest size 

To Will- Derumple ^'' of powder 

To Amos Adams w^ of powder 10 bullets 

To John Williams ^'' of powder 6 F 15 B : 

To Eleazar green j- 20 bullets i/- powder 

To John gragg i/' powder 20 B 4 F 

Benj- Parker 20 bullets ^'' 

Cap' Lawrence 20 

John Pierce 15 — 6 flints i/^'' powder 

Oliver Lakin 20 B i/- powder 6 F 

Phin. Parker 3/('^ powder 10 B 2 flints 

Levi Parker i/'' powder 

Solomon Gillson 6 flints 20 bullets 3^' powder 

Will'^ Nutting }('^ — 5 flints 

Josiah Hobart 4 flints 5 B. 

U Parker ^'^ 20 B 4 F 

Benj^ Prescott 3 Flints 

Enoch Cook ^'' powder 3 flints 

Sam" Boyden 12 Bullets 

Isaac Nutting j' 20 B ^'' 

Benj- Patch j' }4'' powder 20 B 

Neh- Holden 16 B : 6 Flints 6 more Flints 

Jon- Nutting ^''powder 

Neh'' Tarbell ^'' powder 

NathansJ Shattuck ^''-30 B = 6 F 

Eleazar Flagg 6 Flints ^'.' powder 

John Parker ^- 6 Flints 

Wiir^ DerumpU j' - >^^' - 6 Flints 1 1 B 



ii8 Groton during the Revolution 

Eph'2 Ward ^- powder 

Eph2 Robins >^^ 3 F 

John Hazen ^-^ 30 B : 6 F 

Jon- Capron j- ^'' 

Asa Porter ^'i 20 B 

Joseph Frost ^^ 20 B 

Josiah Warren 20 B ^- powder 

Edmund Blood >^'^ 

Jacob Lakin Parker }i'^ powder 

Cap- Farwell 16 Bullets 

James Adams ^'.' 14 B 6 F 

John Ames j- 20 B : 6 Flints 

Nathan- Sawtell ^^ powder 

Winslow Parker 20 B ^^-^ 6 F 

Benj? Blood 4 F 3^ powder 

Simeon Foster ^ powder 4 F 

Stephen Foster 20 B ^ powder 

David Jenkins y^"^ 20 B 6 F 

Obadiah Jenkins 10 B 5 F ^ Pow 

James Dodge y^'} powder 2 Flints 

Benj'^ Lawrence j' ^'? powder 

Aaron Bigelow 20 B 2 F i/"* powder 

Obadiah Jenkins 20 B ^^ 3 F 

John Laughton 20B 4F i/"^ powder 

Sam'-' Kemp j^ ^'^ 20 B 4 F 

Aaron Farnsworth ^- 20 B 3 F 

Neh- Parker 20 B 6 F i/'' powder 

Oliver Farnsworth ]' yz'^ 2 F 

John Graves /^'- powder 4 F 

Isaac Lawrence >^ 4 F 

Daniel Williams 20 B 6 F 

Joel Porter 20 B 4 F 

U Fletcher 13 B 

Phinehas Hemingway yi"^ pow 

Benj'^ Hazon j^'^ 

Amasa Gillson 4 F 6 B 

Eb : Kemp j'- J^" 

Jon'- Woods K'' 

John Lawrence % 



Revolutionary Papers i i 



Ezkiel Nutting j"^ ;^ 20 B 6 F 

Jon' Colburn 'A'' 20 B 6 F 

John Lawrence 25 B 4 F 

Amos Woods 2oB&6F&4^ Powder 

Oliver Farnsworth ^ Pound Powder i flint and twenty Bullets 

Groton 

William Tuckerman 3Q- Powder & 6 Flints 
Joseph Adams ^'^ Powder 3 F 6 B 
John Hugh 3 flints 
Jonathan Woods 3 flints 
Joseph Herick K powder 24 B 4 F 
Jonathan Worster 2 F 20 B 
Cap' Amos Lawrance 20 B 4 F 
Francis Worster 4 F 
John Hughs i/'' of Powder 
Jon"* Woods /^ .' of Powder 20 B 
Ashel Wyman i'- Powder 12 B Return'' in 35 B 
Elisha Hoit 3Q'i Powder & 3 flints & 16 B 
Timothy moors 3 Flints 
Benj- Farnsworth 2 F 
Urial Whitney 2 F 
Abijah Warrin 3 F & 10 B 
Jonas Tarboll >^ P 3 F 20 B 
Nehemiah Holden one flint 
Jonathan Jenkins >2'' powder 15 B i F 
Joel Jenkins )4'^ 15 B: 2 F 
John Ames i/- 30 B 2 F 
Ambrose Lakin j^"* of powder 
James Blood j- A'- powder) Return Powd 
Peter Blood 6 Bullits 
To M"^ Kb: Patch about }{'^ powder 12 B 
Jacob Williams ^'' 20 B 3 F 
David Lakin 20 B 3 F 
Oliver Tarbell half a Pound Powder 
(loi in all) 



I20 Groton during the Revolution 

To Pepperrell 
William Spaulding j!^ K'- 
Sam'-' Gillson 'A''- Will^ Burk % 
Moses Shattuck 'A 
Sam" Gillson ><'' powder 
Eleazar Spaulding %'- 
Timothy Hosly A'^ 
David Avery ^'' Powder 15 B. 2 : F 

Reuben Shattuck K' powder wanting about two charges 
\^These entries relating to Pepper ell are crossed out.~\ 
[Indorsed] amenition acompt 

The Selecttneti of Groton D- 

To a Gun Delivered by their order for Obadiah Jenkins to Carry 
into the Colony army £:\ : 16 : o 

April 19'.^ 1775 

f John Stone 

Rec'' of Isaac Farnsworth one pound thirteen Shillings in Cash, 
as a part of my Servant Cutfis wages, for his Service 

Feb' y" 18- 1776 t*^ Isaac Townsend 

GRcrroN March y^ 28= 1777 
an accompt of what I have Dun in the wars in the year 1775 
Eight months of my Self att Cambridge and Eight months of Uriel 
[his son] att Cambridge and the whole of y" year 1776 of uriel in 
the Continentel Sarves Abner Whitney 

[Indorsed] Abner Whitney 



Pepperrell, Septemr ye i?' 1779 
This Certifys that M' Samuel Farley now liveing in Groton Did 
Service in behalf of this Town by Serveing in the first Eight months 
Campaign at Cambridge in the year 1775 which was Estimated in 
this Town at ;^4=i'o and also in the Twelve months to York which 
was Estimated hear at ten Pounds he on his return Settleing in 
Groton had no oppertunity to, neither has he recived any pay 
therefor but ought to have Credet therefor in the Town where 
he Doth or m[a]y Live 

Test Neh" Hobart Town Clerk 



Revolutionary Papers 121 

Nov' 21'- 1778 Gave Wid" Lamson an order for Nursing 

Wid " Gilson ;{^ 3 : o : o 

Dec- 21 Paid John Tarbell for Sundrys for Wid" 

Gilson 1:7:0 

July 31'' Paid W- Swan for Articles D° Wid" Gilson 0:9:0 

Oct!: 12^-^ P^ W" Swan for Q'- Rum for Wid° Gilson 0:9:0 

March 3".' 1777 p- kemp for Boarding Sibbel Dodge Child 

in full to this Day ^1.16:0 

Oct' 14- 1776 Gave order to kemp for Boarding Sibel 
Dodge Child 19 weeks Ending this 
Instant 1:18:0 

June i^' 1776 p'' kemp for Nursing & Boding Dodg 

Child 8 Weeks 1:1:0:1 

May 6 1776 p'.' kemp for Nursing & Boarding D Child 

7 weeks Ending i 7-' Instant 0:14:0 



this may Cartify that Elezer Ames has past muster before me 

^ ^ ,' muster 

James Barrett V 

Recknd off ) ^'^^^^^^^ 

Groton, Sep! y-: 8';" 1777 
Receive?' of Benj- Bancroft Ju' Treasurer for said Town forty 
Pounds as in full Agreeable to a vote Passed in said Town August 

y- 27- 1777 

Test Obadiah Wetherell Eleazer Ames 

[Indorsed] Elea"; Ames. 

This may Certify that William Bancraft has Past muster before me 

muster 



James Barrett 
William Bancroft ) '"^^^^^ 

[Indorsed] Wni Bancroft 

Shirley July 3"' 1777. 
this may Certify that William Bancroft is inlisted in my Company 
and has past muster During the present War for the town of Groton 

SiLV- Smith Cap' 



122 Groton during the Revolution 

Groton July yf 81' 1778 

Receivf of Benj? Bancroft Ju- Treasurer for said Town Twenty 
Pounds as in full of this Towns Bounty Agreeable to a vote Passed 
in said Town Apriel y^ 7- 1777 William Bancroft 

recon!' oR 



this may Certify that Aaron Bigelow hes Past muster be fore me 

muster 



James Barrett 
Aaron Bigelow ^ "^^^^^^ 

[Indorsed] Aaron Biglow 



This may Certafy that Aaron Bigelow has Tnlisted into the Con- 
tinental army for the Town of Groton 

EdmV Bancroft L'. 

Groton May y"^ 17"' 1777 

Groton May y; 17'i! 1777 
ReceivS' of Benj' Bancroft Ju' Treasurer for said Town Twenty 
Pounds as in full of the Towns Bounty Agreeable to a vote Passed 
in said Town Apriel y^ 7'- 1777 Aaron Bigelow 

Reckned off 



These may Certify that Caleb Blood & John Blood who have 
inlisted in the Continental army, in Cap' Silvanus Smith, s Com- 
pany in Col : Timothy Biglow,s Regiment, have provided their own 
Blankets, at their own Expence 

Groton May 5I' 1777 ISAAC Farnsworth ) Select men 

John Tarbell ) for s^- Groton 



Concord 9"^ of April 1777 

This may Certify that Benj? Brazer appeard Before me and was 

Regalarly mustred for the Town of Groton 

muster 
James Barrett ^^^^^^^^ 



Revolutionary Papers 123 

Groton Apriel y? 14'i? 1777 

Rec'^ of Benj- Bancroft Juf Treasurer for said Town Twenty 

Pounds in full according to the Town's Vote Pass'.' in Apriel y" 

7- 1777 

I say Rec"^ by me Benj'^ Brazer 

Jacob Gragg Reckned oE 

Moses Child 

[Indorsed] Benj? Brazer 



This may Certifie that We have not Return'd Benjamin Brazer 

as a man in the Continential Army for the Town of Charlestown & 

hereby agree that he shall go for the Town of Groton 

Charlestown April 6 1778 

Walte Russell 

John Hay ^ Select Men 

Samuel Gardner 



Groton octr 20":' 1777 

Rec'^ of Benj- Bancroft Town Treasurer for Groton afores! Forty 

pounds Cash as a Town Bounty agreeable to the Town^ Vote in 

augt. 1777- I promise to Serve in the Continental army for three 

years (if not sooner legally Discharged) as one of s'' Groton^ Quota 

witness Samuel: Cole 

th 

Sept 10 day 1777 
This may Sartfey that Samuel Cole Has pased muster for the 
twon of Groten for the term of three years under Captin Smith for 
the Continatall Searues and has Reseued his State Bounties of me 
all exsept four pounds ten Shilings for his fier armes and other 
queterments. falmouth Casco bay In the Countey of Cumbaland 
muster master for the Same 

Daniel Insley Esq 
Reckned o£E 



124 Groton during the Revolution 

Groton June y"^ lo"' 1777 
Receiv- of Benj- Bancroft Ju' Treasurer for said Town Twenty 
Pounds as in full of a Bounty by a vote Passed in said Town the 
7- of Apriel last for a soldier that will list into the Contineltal 
Service for three years or During the war 

I say Rec' by me william conn 

;^20.0.0 

attest Jonas Farnsworth 
Reckned off 



MIDDLESEX S? bTATE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS-T5AY, MAY Q'I; 1 777 

Whereas I the Subscriber having inlisted in the Continental army, 

as a Soldier under Cap- Silvanus Smith in Col: Biglow,s 

Regiment ; and have passed muster, as a Soldier in Said Service 
during the war, I do hereby acknowledge that I have this day 
Received a Blanket of the Select men of the Town of Groton, 
agreeable to an order of the great and general Court of this State 

'^' Edmond Farnsworth 

the Blanket within mentioned, purchased of y*- widow mary hart- 
well @ 18/ 

July 21- 1777 
Paid 



This may Certafye that Edm"? Farnsworth Inlisted into the Con- 
tinental Army about the Middle of March 1777 

Edm" Bancroft, Lieu' 

May y-' 24"' 1777 

This may Certafy that Edm'! Farnsworth has Inlisted into the 

Continental army for Groton Edm" Bancroft 

Ap) 20"' 1777 

Edmaund Farnsworth 



Groton Sep* y 16"' 1777 
Rec- of Benj' Bancroft Ju' Treasurer for This Town Eighteen 
Shillings in Consequence of the within writing 

Submit Farwell 



Revolutionary Papers 125 

Decon Bancroft — you may Venter to let David Farwells wife 
have 3 Dollars Towards y? Towns Bounty &c 

Reckned off James Prescott 



Groton October y" g"^ 1777 
Receiv'' of Benj- Bancroft Ju~ Town Treasurer Seven Pounds 
four Shillings in Part of my Husbands Bounty Agreeable to a 
vote Passed in this Town Apriel y"- 7- 1777 

SUBMIT FARWELL 

Groton Dec- y- 8- 1777 Rec"! of Benj? Bancroft Ju' Twon 
Treasurer three Pounds Twelue Shillings more I Say Rec'l by me 

SUBMIT FARWELL 

January y"" 31"' 1778 Receiv'! of Benj- Bancroft Ju' Eight Pounds 
Six Shillings in full and in Consequence of the within writing 
test Moses Child p' me submit farwell 

Groton Octo' 8 1777 this Certifys that we are willing David 

Farwells wife should have the Towns Bounty proposed for her 

Husband James Prescott 

To Decon Bancroft Tresuef: Oliver PrescOIT 

Isaac Fa rns worth 
Reckned off 



Groton Nov: 12"' 17S1 
this Certifieth that Daniel Fletcher Sarved Six months in my 
Company in the 15"" and 5"' Mass- Regiments in the years 1780 
and 1 78 1, and was Honorably Discharged, he Drew no Blanket nor 
knapsack during his Service in s'' Reg- 
Filed off SiLv^^ Smith Ca/ f Regt 
[Indorsed] Rec^ from Cap! Smith 



This May Certifye that Thomas Farrington Jun' Did Inlist in to 
my Company in the year 1775 o" November 20- and has continued 
in the Service Ever Sence and Still Remaines there) he was born 
at Groton and heald his Reasedenc there Ever Sence Excepting 
Paying Som Visits at Andover amongest his Frinds &c., he ought 
therefore to be Deemed as a Groton man Now in the Service of the 
United States &':. Tho'^ Farrinoton 

Sei)tem'' S''' 177S 



126 Groton during the Revolution 

Middlesex ss September 8- 1778 

then the above named Thomas Ferrington personaly appeared 
before me the subcriber and Made solom oath to the truth of the 

above Certificate 

Israel Hob art Justice of Peace 

We hereby Certify that we were Informed that Cato Frye a free 
Negro who Resided & Laboured in the Town of Pepperrell for 
some time previous to his Ingaging in the Continental Army, in- 
listed as a Soldier in the Continental Service for the Town of 
Groton and that the Selectmen of Pepperell Resigned their pre- 
tensions to hold him, to the Town of Groton as they supposed they 

were Quota full, & were to make no further Claim about him 

we also Certify he the s'^ Cato did Receive a Town Bounty from 

Groton 

oct' 13111 1778 Oliver Prescott \ Sekct7nen 

Isaac Farnsworth >• for 
Joseph Moors ) Groton 



Concord August 26 y^^ 1777 

This may Scrtify that I haue Enlisted into the Continantal army 
for three years & haue Pased Muster for the town of grotton 

hi-, 

Cato -|- Frve 

iiinrk 

Test John Davison Sarg' 

Groton Sep' 6- 1777 D" Benj"! Bancroft Treasurer I See no 
Dificulty in your paying U Wethrell forty pounds in consideration 
of a man which he has procured for this Town to Serve as a Soldier 
in y? Continental army for three years as by y- above cirtificate 

Isaac Farnsworth 
Reckned off 

Groton September 6'!' AD 1777 

Rec"^ of the Within Named Benj? Bancroft Treasurer the Sum of 

Forty pounds in full of the Towns Bounty for the within Named 

Cato Frye as within mentioned 

Obadiah Witherell 

[Indoiscdl Cato Fry 



Revolutionary Papers 127 



this may Cartify that Jesse garfield has past muster before 
[Indorsed ] Jesse Garffield 



James Barrett >- 

•' j ?naster 



Cambridge Jany le'I" 1778 
This may Certifie all to whoom it may Consern That the Town 
of Cambridge haue supply'' the Contaneltel army with men agreable 
To order of Court Latly made. 

by order of the Selectmen 
N B. Jesse Garffield Excluded Edw'.' Marrett 



To Cap' Edw" Marrett 

Sir this May Certify that we Desire you to Give Jesse Garffield 
a Certificate that the Town of Cambridge have Got their full 
Quota of men for the Continentel army without Reckoning him for 
one of them 

Aaron Hill 
Cambridge January i6"' 1778 Ephraim Frost 

Step- Dana 

Groton Jan^' 27* 1778 
Recived of James Prescott the Sum of Sixty pounds (for the use 
of Jesse Garffield resedent in Cambridge) which I Enlisted into 
the Contenental army on the first Day of Nov' last who is to 
Serve in Cap. Whites Company in Co- Ruefus Putnums Ridge' 
which Sum I Recive as a Bounty Given by S'.' Town of Groton to 
the Said Garffield to Serve for & be recon"* as part of the Quota 
for Said town Sargent thomas Ditson 

Attest William Swan 

Feb^ 13: 1 7 78 re'.' of Benj=! Bancroft Ju! Six pounds 

Reckned ofif 



This may Certify that Daniel Gillson and Daniel Gillson Jr hes 
Past muster before me 



Reckned off 



^ ) muster 

James Barrett \^ ^^^^^^ 



128 Groton during the Revolution 

Groton May yH 14'i! 1777 
We the Subscribrers &c 

Receiv'? of Benj- Bancroft Juf Treasurer of the Town of Groton 
Twenty Pounds Each as in full of Said Towns Bounty Abreeable to 
a vote Passed in Said Town Apriel y':' 7- 1777 

Daniel Gillson 
Daniel Gillson Ju" 

[Indorsed] Daniel Gillson 



this may Certify that Arnel Gliddcn has past muster before me 

T Ti ] muster 

Tames Barrett \ 

•' ) 7naster 

Arnel Glidden 
[Indorsed] Arneld Glidden 



Groton Octr 19"' 1777. Rec'.' of Benj^ Bancroft jur Town Treas- 
urer for Groton Thirty one pound in Cash which with the sum of 
nine pounds I have already received of Nathan Smith is in full 
of the Town" Bounty for their Continental men and do hereby 
acknowledge I have received the same in Consequence of my being 
inlisted into the Continental army for three years as one of the 
s'.' Town"" Quota of Continental men &c 

Arnel Glidden 

witness 

Oliver Prescott 

Reckned off 



For Value received I promise to pay Benj' Bancroft ju' Town 
Treasurer for the Town of Groton or his Successor in s- office the 
Sum of Forty pounds on Demand, I having rec' the s' Sum for the 
purpose of hiring men for s-' Town into the Continental Service iS:c 

Witness my hand this fifth day Sept- AD. 1777 

Nathan Smith 
Test 
Isaac Farnsworth 



Revolutionary Papers 129 

FebYQ'J^ 1778 

Gave D- Bancroft an order for the above Sum of forty pounds 

Septr 5II1 1777 

Deacon Bancroft we Desire you to pay Cap- Smith the Sum 
within mentioned & receive this Note for the Same 

Oliver Prescoit ^ | -. 

Isaac Farnsworth > "§ v^ ^ 

Nathan Hubburd \ "^j G 
/ Co 



Boston May 3'' 1777 This May Certify that EHsha Hoit inhsted 
in Coll" Crains Reg' of Artillery and past Muster the 29"' of April 
Last past as for the Town of groton 

in Cap' Benj" Eustus Companey 

Joseph Bliss Leiu'. 

Groton may y^ 5^1' 1777 
Receivf of Benj^ Bancroft Ju' Treasurer for Said Town Twenty 
Pounds as in full of the Bounty Agreeable to a vote Passed in said 

Town Apriel y" 7-1777 I say Rec'^by me 

Elisha Hoit 
attest 

Ephraim Warren jr 
Reckned off 

[Indorsed] Elisha Hoit 



This may sertify that Richard Holden hes Past muster before me 

^ _, ] muster 

Tames Barrett [ 

J master 

Reckned off 

Groton may y1 i2i^ 1777 
Receiv':' of Benj^ Bancroft Ju' Treasurer for Said Town Twenty 
Pounds as in full of this Towns Bounty Agreeable to a vote Passed 
in Said Town Apriel y'- 17- 1777 

Richard holden 
[Indorsed] Richard Holden 



130 Groton during the Revolution 

Concord may 2'' 1777 
this may Sertify that I have inlisted and mustered Richard Holdin 
for the tarm of three years for the town of groton 

SiLv? Smith Cap\ 
Richard holden 



middlesex s^ State of the massachusetts-bay, Groton may 10- 1777 

These may Certify that Richard Holden having inlisted as a 

Soldier in the Continental army, under Cap- Silvanus Smith in Col: 

Biglow,s Regiment, has found his own Blanket agreeable to an 

order of the Great & General Court of this State 

Isaac Farnsworth") Select 
John Tarbell [■ f«^^ 

Oliver Prescott ) g'^^^^'^ 

re'.' of y' Town of Groton the pay for the Blankit aboue men- 
tioned 
Groton Dec^ 19: 1777 Nehemiah Holden 



This may sertify that Joel Jenkins hes Pased muster Before me 

James Barrett muster master 
[Indorsed] Joel Jenkins 



Groton Apriel y? i4'-li 1777 
Receiv'.' of Benj? Bancroft Ju' Treasurer for Said Town Twenty 
Pounds in full According to a Vote Pass'.'' in this Town Apriel y": 

7- 1777 

I say Rec'.' by me Joel Jenkins 

Reckned off 



Groton April i'"" 1777 
this may Sertify that I have Inlisted William Keemp and mus- 
tered him During the present War for the town of Groton 

SiLv^ Smith Cap' 



Revolutionary Papers 131 

Groton Apriel yH i8'I' 1777 

Receiv'.' of Benj? Bancroft Ju' Treasurer for said Town Twenty 
Pounds as in full of my Bounty Voted by this Town Apriel y" 7"' 
1777 I Say Rec'' by me 

William Kemp 
recon'! off 



this may Certify that micheel Keenin has Past muster before me 

T T) ) 7mis1er 

Tames Barrett - 

•' ) master 

Michael Keenin 



Cambridge FebY ii'.l' 1778 

These may Certifie that mf Mich"' Kweein a Ressidant in this 
town for abo! one yeair, and haith behav'' himself respectifull, and 
well among us hauing an Inclination To go in the publect Service 
against our Enimies, that we haue in this Town Our Full Quota 
of men for the three yeairs Cappain Latly ordered by the Great 
& Gen" Court of this State. 

by order of the Selectmen of the Town of Cambridge 

Edw'.' Marrett 
Groton Feby 14^ 1778 

I hereby acknowledge myself to have inlisted into the Continental 
army for the Term of Three years (if not sooner Discharged) as a 
Soldier in Cap- Sylvanus Smiths Company and Col'.' Bigelows Rig! to 
make up the Quota assigned the town of Groton afores*^ & have 
this Day received of Cap! Benj:* Bancroft Town Treasurer for s^ 
Groton the Sum of Sixty pounds L mV as a Town' Bounty for 
s'' Service 

Michael Keenin 
witness 
Oliver Prescott 
^•60 
Reckned off 



132 Groton during the Revolution 

may 5'^ 1777 
I the Subscribe being inlisted in the Continental army with Cap- 
Silvanus Smith in Col: Timothy Biglow,s Regiment Do hereby 
acknowledge that I have Received one Blanket of the Selectmen 
of the Town of Groton in Consideration of a Blanket allowed me 
by an order of y^ General Court of this State 

Zach': Longley 



this may Sertify that Zacariah Longley Junior has past muster 
Before me 

) muster 



Tames Barrett , , 
-* ) ?n aster 



Zach" Longley Juf 
[Indorsed] Z. Longley Ju"^ 



Groton april ig''^ 1777 
this may Sartify that I have inlisted and mustered Zaceriah 
Longley and Asa Longley for the tarm of three years for the town 
of groton SiLv!^ Smith Cap' 

Groton Apriel yV 21'i^ 1777 

we the Subscribers have Rec'.' of Benj' Bancroft Ju- Treasurer 

for Said Town forty Pounds according to this Towns Vote Passed 

in Apriel y^ 7'^ 1777 we Say Rec'.' by us 

ZachV Longley 

Reckned off asa Longley 



CA^rHRIl)<;E May the 13 1777 
This May Sartify that Zachariah Longly Junr is a Soldier in my 
Company and hes Been Mustered in the Contanaltal Army for 
Grotton W" Hudson Ballard Cp' 

Groton may yV 15'!' 1777 
Rec':' of Benj' Bancroft Ju' Treasurer for the Town above Said 
Twenty Pounds as in full of the Bounty voted in Said Town Apriel 
y' y'± 1777 I Say Rec'' by me ZachV Longley Ju' 

recon'.' off 



Revolutionary Papers 133 

Concord 9"' of April 1777 

This may Certify that Henry M'Near appeared Before and was 
Regulary mustred for the Town of Groton. 

James Barrett muster master 

Groton Apriel y" 15'i^ 1777 

Receiv' of Benj- Bancroft Ju- Treasurer for Said Town Twenty 
Pounds as in full of the Bounty Voted by this Town Apriel y'- 7- 

1777 I say Rec' by me 

Henry "^'^Neii. 
Reckned off 

[Indorsed] Henry mvNeil 



Groton may y£ SHi 1777 

I the Subscriber having inlisted in the publick Service of the 
State of the massachusetts-bay, as a Soldier to Serve for two months 
after my arrival at the place of Destination agreeable to my inlist- 
ment, do hereby acknowledge that I have Rec'.' of the Select 
men of said Town of Groton, twelve Shillings as my Ration or 
milage-money for Travil from my place of abode to y' place 
of Destination as afores- agreeable to a late order of the 
General Court of said State 

witness ,. 

nis 

AMOS Lawrance Ju- John '^ Peirce 

mark 

July 2 1*'' 1777. Paid 



Groton April 19"' 1777 

this may Sartyfy that I haue inlisted and mustered Benj- peirce 

for the tarm of three years for the town of Groton 

SiLv^ Smith Cap' 

Groton Apriel y; 19''] 1777 

Rec'.' of Benj- Bancroft Ju^^ Treasurer for said Town Twenty Pounds 
in full according to a Vote Passed in this Town Apriel y': 7"- 1777 

I Say Rec'^ by me 

Benj'^ Peirce 
Reckned off 



134 Groton during the Revolution 



this may Certify that James Piert hes Past muster Before me 

James Barrett 



) muster 



) master 
[Indorsed] James Piert 



I the Subscriber having this day inlisted my Self into the Con- 
tinental Service for the term of three years as a private Soldier for 
the Town of Groton, Do hereby acknowledge that I have Received 
of the Committee of Said Town the Sum of forty Pounds in ful as 
Said Towns Bounty for said Service 

Dated Groton January 17*^ 1778 

f James Pieart 
Reckned off 

Groton January y? 29^ 1778 
Receiv':' of Benj' Bancroft Ju- Town Treasurer for said Town 
forty Pounds as in full and in Consequence of the within Certifi- 
cate we Say Rec'.' by us 
;^ 40-0-0 BENjt Lawrance J' 

Joseph Moors 
Moses Child 



this may Sertify that Charles Procter hes past m.uster before me 

T T, ) muster 

James Barrett- \ . 
•' ) master 

his 

Charles X Procktor 

mark 

attest 
Oliver Prescott April 23'.' 1777 Rec'' five Pounds 

[Indorsed] Charles Procter 



This may Cartify that Jonas Procter has past muster for Groten 

befor me -, , 

, T-, I muster 

James Barrett } . 
•' J master 



Revolutionary Papers 135 

Groton June yi' iG'I' 1777 
Receiv'^ of Benj? Bancroft Ju": Treasurer for said Town Twenty- 
Pounds as in full of this Towns Bounty Agreeable to a vote Passed 
in Said Town Apriel y": 7- 1777 

attest Daniel Gillson j^^^^ ^ Procter 

mark 

Reckned off 
[Indorsed] Jonas Procter 



This may Sertify that Nathaniel Russell has Past muster before me 

-r r, ) muster 

James Barrett >• , 

Reckned off 

Groton May y? 5"]} 1777 
Receiv*^ of Benj- Bancroft Ju- Treasurer for Said Town Twenty 
Pounds as in full of the Bounty according to a vote Passed in Said 

Town Apriel y*" 7- 1777 I Say Rec'.' by me 

Eph" Russell 
[Indorsed] Nathl Russell 

Groton April y*= 14"' 1777 
Gentlemen Please to Pay my Father Ephraim Russell the Sum 
of twenty Pounds Voted to me as a Towns bounty for my Engageing 
in the Conten!' Service Dureing the war as I am this Day obliged 
to March and Cannot wait to Receive it my Self & you will oblige 
your most obedient & Very humble Sel 



Nathel Russell 



To the Selectmen of Groton 
or Towns Committee or Treasurer 
re"! twenty pounds Ephr^^ Russell 

Reckned off 



To the Selectmen of Groton Please to Pay my Hond Father 
What was allowued for a Blanket for he found me one and I 
Expected to Drawn the money for it when I Joyned My Regment 
but could not for want of a certificate from Groton Select men 

From Your Humble St Nathaniel Russell 

Albany may ye 28 1777 



136 Groton during the Revolution 

This may sertefy that Salomon Russell hes Past muster Before me 

-r T, } muster 

James Barrett \ . 
■' \ master 

Reckned off 

Groton April y^ 30!!^ 1777 

Receiv'! of Benj- Bancroft Ju' Treasurer for said Town Twenty 

Pounds as in full of the Bounty Agreeable to a vote Passed in Said 

Town Apriel y^ 7'- 1777 I Say Rec'' by me 

Solomon Russell 
[Indorsed] Solomon Russell 



may y^ 5'i 1777 

I the subscriber being inlisted in the Continental army with Cap- 

Silvanus Smith in Col : Timothy Biglow,s Regiment Do hereby 

acknowledge that I have Received one Blanket of of the Selectmen 

of y'' Town of Groton in Consideration of a Blanket allowed me by 

an order of the General Court of this State 

Solomon Russell 



Concord Sep' 11 y^ 1777 

To Capt. Asa Lawrence Sir as you are one of the Comity for to 

Enlist men for the town I Send you Sam- Taylor that I haue 

Enlisted him & Based muster & want the hyer onest forty Pounds 

& the town of acton they Say is Coto full 

Obaduh Witherell 

I want you Should Enlist them men that you talked of & Send 
the Enlistment by Eleazer Eames Send me as many as you Can 
for General Gates is Sent for all the Continantal Oficers & men 
These from your friend Obadiah Witherell 

This may Cartify that Samuel Talor has past muster before me 

T T, ) muster 

Tames Barrett \ . 

•' \ master 

Sep' 12: 1777 I hereby Certify that Nathan Parlin one of yV" 
Com'- of Acton Told me y^' Evening of yM i : Instant that y'^^ town 
of Acton had Got their Quota of men & had no objection to my 
Going for any town 

Test 

EphV Russell Samuel x Taylor 



Revolutionary Papers 137 

Groton Sep": 12:1777 
I hereby acknowlidge that I have rec'.' of Oliver Prescott Esq- 
forty pounds as an additional Bounty Given by y!" Town of Groton 
To Serve as a Soldier in yf Contenantal army for s'.' town 

his 

Eph" Russell Samuel x Taylor 

mark 

June 23^' 1778 

Gave this Receipt to M' Child which I am to have Cr for 

[Addressed] To Captn Asa Lawrence Groton 



this may Certify that Samuel Thomson has Past muster before 

me T Ti ) muster 

James Barrett y . 
•' ) master 

Reckned off 

Groton Jan'-^' y' 30"' 1778 Rec'l of Benj- Bancroft Ju- Town 
Treas- for said Town Sixty Pounds and in Consequence of the 
within Certificate and I hereby acknowledge my Self a Soldier in 
the Continental Service for the term of three years & as a Private 
Soldier for the Town of Groton in Said Service in Cap' Salvanus 
Smith Company 

attest Thos Bond p- Samuel Thomson 

[Indorsed] Sam'! Tomson 



Cambridge April 15 1777 
to Cap' Beniamin Bancraft iur town treshrer Sir Pleas to Pay 
John Williams my money that is Coming from the town as a 
Soldir in the Contenentel army from groton and this Recit Shall 
Be your Discharge from me Nathanel Williams 

John Williams 



this may Certifi that Nathaniel Williams has Inlisted in my 
Company for the Town of Groton 

„, P' me Matth Fairfield Cp 

Cambridg Apriel 15 1777 

Reckned off 



138 Groton during the Revolution 

Groton Apriel y"^ i7l!l 1777 
Receiv':' of Benj- Bancroft Ju- Treasurer for Said Town Twenty 
Pounds as in full according to this Towns Vote Passed in Apriel y^ 
7- 1777 by the hand of my Brother John Williams by my ordor 
I Say Rec'' by me John Williams 

in behalf of Nithanil Williams 



This may Certifie that Nat Williams was musterd in Cap Fair- 
fields Company & Col Wigglesworth Battalion & was paid the 
State Bounty by Nat Baron 

Boston M master 

April 15 1777 County Suffolk 

[Indorsed] Nathl Williams 



this may Certify that Peter Youngman hes Past muster before 

me T n ) muster 

^ ^r Tames Barrett > . 

Peter Youngman ■' ) master 



January 30 1778 

This may Certfy that I Peter youngman for and in Consideration 
of a Sume agreed apon betwexts us to be paid to me by John 
Nutting of Groton I have Inleasted my Self into the Continantal 
armey to Do a turn in the place of John Nutting and No other man. 

atest Peter Youngman 

Pelati Fletcher 



This Certifies that the Town of wesford have engaged their Quota 

in the Contenental army and that the Barer Peter youngman is at 

Liberty to Engage for any other Town at prsent. 

Zac:^ Wright Cap' 
Wesford Feb. 11. 1778. 

Reckned off 

Groton Feb'' 17"' 1778 

Rec'' of Benj^ Bancroft Ju' Town Treasurer for S^ Town the Sum 
of Forty Pounds in full for Si' Towns Bounty, & I hereby Acknowl- 
edge my Self A Private Soldier Under Cap' Smith in Coll: Biglows 
Reg', for Groton During the Term of three Years as Witness my 
hand Peter Youngman 



Revolutionary Papers 139 

Groton april 23"' 1777 
ReC' of the Selectmen of Groton two Blankets for the use of my 
Company SiLV^ Smith Cap- 

Price 42/ 



We the Subscribers Each of us Rec;' of Cap' Salvenus Smith a 

Blankett that he Rec'.' of the Select men of Groton 

Benj'^ Peirce 

David Tarbel 

Apriel 23'^ 1777 



20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
60 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
60 
40 
20 
40 



Feb^ 1 7"^ 


1778 


Peter Youngman R1 


April 14'-^ 


1777 


Nath^ Russell 


May 17'- 


1777 


Aaron Bigelow 


Ap' 19'i^ 


1777 


Benj? Peirce 


April 14"' 


1777 


Benj'' Brazier 


April 21 


1777 


Zac- Longley 


D" 




Asa Longley 


June 27^ 


1778 


Jesse Gaffield 


May 5'-i^ 


1777 


Elisha Hoit 


May 12'- 


1777 


Richard Holdin 


April \f^ 


1777 


Nath'-' Williams 


April i4'-t 


1777 


Joel Jenkens 


May 15'-^ 


1777 


Zac!' Longley Ju- 


April 18 


1777 


W- Kemp 


July 8^ 


1777 


W"^ Bancroft 


April 17'-!! 


D" 


Benj- Parker 


D^ 




John Blood 


D2 




Caleb Blood Ju^ 


June 10- 


1777 


W- Conn 


May 14'-^ 


1777 


Daniel Gilson 


D° 




Daniel Gilson Ju- 


April 30*^ 


1777 


Solomon Russell 


April 15"-' 


1777 


Henry McNeill 


April 30- 


1778 


Sam" Thompson 


Sep- 8'-^ 


1777 


Eleazer Ames 


May 9'-!^ 


1777 


Edm' Farnsworth 


Sep^ 12'-^ 


1777 


Sam" Taylor 



140 


Groton during the 


R 


evoli 


Qtion 


Jan-' 29- 


1778 


Timothy Mixer 






£60 


D? 




Joseph Clough 






60 


Feb^ 15'i; 


1779 


John Magee 






140 


Nov' 


1778 


Andrew Alexander 






100 


D.' 




Gockam Vannalstine 






100 


Sep'- 


1779 


James Marr 
John Gragg Ju' 
Edm'.' Trowbridge 
John Parker 
Simeon kemp 
Calvin kemp 






450 


April 


1778 


Tho? Colvin 
Isaac Phillips 
John Bennett 






40 


March 


1777 


David Crage 






20 


April 


1777 


Simeon Gould 


















Total 


2130 Bounty 



Groton may 7th 1777 

We the Subscribers Some for our Selves & others in y*" Room 
tSc behalf of others Do hereby inlist our Selves as Soldiers in the 
publick Service of the State of y^' massachusetts-bay to Continue in 
Said Service for the term of two months after our arrival at the 
place of Destination agreeable to a late order of the General Court 
of this State to Reinforce the army at or near Providence in the 
State of Rhodisland, and to be under Such Regulations as is given 
by Congress to the Continental army, viz) 

Lemuel Parker in the Room & behalf of Eleazar Parker 
Lemuel Parker jun' in the Room & behalf of Levi Parker 
Oliver Woods, in the Room & behalf of James Woods 

Lemuel Parker 
Lemuel Parker Jur 
Oltuer Woods 
Jonathan worster 



Revolutionary Papers 141 

Groton may yS y'^ 1777 
We the Subscribers having inlisted in the publick Service of the 
State of y- massachusetts-bay, as Soldiers for said State to Serve 
during y-' term of two months in y- war agreeable to our inlistment, 
acknowledge that we have Rec'? of the Select men of Groton, twelve 
Shillings Each of us Respectively, as our Ration, or milage money, 
for Travil from our places of abode to the place of our Destination, 
agreeable to an order of the General Court of this State 

Lemuel Parker 
Lemuel Parker ju 
Oliuer Woods 
Jonathan Worster 
Joseph Page 
John Stevens 
John Park Jr 
John trowbridge Jr 
Joseph moors Jun 
July 2i'-i^ 1777. 

Paid D- Farnsworth in full 



Grotton June 2: 1777 
preposels from the priseners to the Members of Commitee wee 
the wnder Neamed persons Dou Sollemly agree aumongst Our 
Selves that wee will Not work to No person without wee Shall Bee 
paid two Shillings Lafull Monney Each Day wee work for the Re- 
sons following in the furst place for 4 Monthes in the winter we had 
Nothing in the Second place what Neserys wee Need wee have to 
pay three times its Reall intrincek vallou in the third place what 
Monney wee Earn Ought to Bee paid wance a week for when the 
time passes One thair Becoms a Scrupel of payments so if you 
Dont see proper to Make Good Our proposels you May Send Ous 
whair you found Ous 

Patrick Drummond 
John Creack 
Allexander Jammeson 
Patrick Houye 
Dougel McKinsey 
John falkner 
[Addressed] to the Meml)ers of Commitee 



142 Groton during the Revolution 

These prisoners belonged to the 71st Regiment of High- 
landers, which embarked at Greenock for New England, near 
the end of April, 1776, before the news of the evacuation of 
Boston had reached the other side of the water. The regi- 
ment sailed in a fleet of seven transports which by stress of 
weather became separated at sea, and two of the vessels, the 
" George " and the " Annabella," each with about a hundred 
troops, on June 16 sailed into Boston Harbor where they 
were fairly entrapped. After a short engagement they fell 
into the hands of the Americans. A few days earlier the 
transport "Ann" had a similar experience, and was taken 
into Marblehead by privateers ; and a few days later the 
transport " Lord Howe " was captured much in the same 
way, and brought into Boston. For an interesting account 
of this episode of the Revolution, the reader is referred to 
a work entitled " Sir Archibald Campbell, of Inverneill, 
sometime Prisoner of War in the Jail at Concord, Massa- 
chusetts " (Boston, 1898), by Charles H. Walcott. 

For references to three of the prisoners, see page 167 
where a slight description is given of each one. 







Groton J 


une 7 1777 


account of the Prisner Expence that 


I Carried 


to & Committed 


to Cambridge Gaol Nameley Patrick 


Drum 


mand 


& 


Alexander 


Jemmson 












Tarvens Gilbert tow Dinners 








I 


: 4 


Jill Rum 








, 


. 6 


att Jonas tow Suppers 








2 


: 6 


att Hartwell Brackfast 








I 


. 


mug Cyder 











• 3 


Coopers tow Dinners 








2 


• 3 


L money 








8~ 


: 3 


my own & horse oats gilbert 










4 


Dinner 








1 


. 


Toddy & oats Whits 








I 


. 


oats Whits 











• 4 



Revolutionary Papers 



43 



Jonas Horse "^ Supper '/, 

flip & Loging 

Hartwell Brackfast /,„ Meal /g 

Munros Toddy /^ Oats /^ 

Coopers Horse /g Dinner -/ 

Larnnards Horse '/e Supper '/^ 

Whitneys Brackfast '1^ Oats /^ 

Joans Oats /^ Toddy j ^ 

Wrights Dinner 7 Toddy /g 

Cap' Presins oats /^ 

Cap' Moors Expense as a astence 

my horse Jorney Y^ 

His Time one Day & hors 

my own Time 3 Days 

my Ex''^ Expence Because things 
& Compnay was Dear. Which 
you May Allow if the gent!" think 
Proper 



A True account 
pected hear 



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Groton : June 10 : 1747 



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Reed three Pounds three Shilling & Nine Pence In full of the 
Within account By the hand of M' Isaac Farnsworth 

P' Isaac Dodge 
July 21'-^ 1777 
Paid 



[Indorsed] the Select Men accounts for Committing tow Highlanders to Goal 
June 1777 



144 Groton during the Revolution 

State of the Massachusetts Bay D- 

To The Selectmen of Groton for WhatThay Provided for Soldiers 
That Inlisted into the Continential Army Agreeable to a Resolve of 
the Create and Genneral Court Passed 
For two Blanketts Delivered to Cap' Salvenus Smith 

for two men in his Company 42/ £2 . 2 - o - 

also for Five Blanketts more Delivered to the Soldiers 

as by thare Recp" May Appear to the amount of ;^5 - 2 - 9 - 

Totall ^T = 4-9 

To one Camp Kittle bought of Col? James Prescott 

for the Soldiers when they wint to Binnington o . 19 = 

To D° for D? of Oliver Prescott Esq' o - 18-0 

to p-' D- Prescott for visits & med- for W- Adams of 

Boston a Soldier taken sick upon his return from 

the Camp i - 0-0 

To p- D- for visits & med- for John Fortneau a Scotch 

prisoner of War o - 9-0 

To p-' D? for med" & visit to Rob- Campbell D° 0-3-0 

To Cash p^ Col? Sartell for milage he p'' the Bloods 

whose Receipts he is to produce 3-12-0 



Deacon Bancroft Town Treasurer for Groton 
Pay James Prescott Esq'"" nine pounds in Consequence of his pay- 
ing the Several Soldiers within named their milage and this with 
his Receipt shall be your Discharge for the same sum 

Sept- I- 1777 Oliver Prescotf "^ | « 

£g Isaac Farnsworth r "5 <^ ^ 

John Tarbell J ^ G 

Sept": 2'.' 1777 
re'' of Benj' Bancroft Town Tresuer' Nine pounds in full of the 

above order 

James Prescott 

we The Subscribers (non Commission officers & private Soldiers) 
Having Enlisted our Selves into y? Service of the State of massachu'' 
Bay <!v' yV' united States of america agreeable to the order of y'' Genl 



Revolutionary Papers 145 

Court passed June 27'!' 1777 & have Each of us recived of the Sele'? 

of Groton in S;' State Two pence p' mile for Travil amounting 

to Twelve Shillings Each man as witness our hands the 4 : Day 

of august 1777 

Uriel Whitney 

William Kimp 

Thomas Tarbell 

Oliver Farnsworth 

Henry Swan 

John trowbridoe 

moses chase 

his 

Ambrus X Laken 

mark 

Amos ames Jr 
Moses ames 
Lemuel Parker 
David Jenkins 
Daniel Willard 

Abel x Laken 

mark 

Eph" Russell Jur 

Cap'. Asa Lawrence to William Swan D- 

1777 

Oct: 2' To Cash p'^ for Horse Keeping at Whit- 

neys Towns'! £ o << 6 — 

To Ditto p'^ for D- at Maj:^ Stones Ashby .13 — 

To Ditto p? for Shoeing Horse n 4 n 3 

To Ditto p'.^ for i Quire paper at Cap- 

Wymans Ashby h 5 n 4 

3'' To Ditto p' for Horse keeping Cap* Cut- 
ler's Rindge n 4 m 6 

To Ditto p- for D'^ at Robert's New 

Marbro' n 3 — 

To Ditto p' for Men who Neglected pay- \ 

ing their Reckning at Roberts's New >• n 12 — 

Marlbro' ) 

4"' To Cash p'' for Horse keeping at Cap' 

Damonds Keene n 5 — 

To Ditto p' for D- at Parkers Winchester n 2 — 



146 Groton during the Revolution 



5"' To D" p'' for D- at Hunts & Alexanders 
Northfield 
To D" p'- for D- at Smeads's Greenfield 
6"' To D " p'' for D'-' at Eaton's Shelburn 
7"* To D ' p'' for D" at Fisks foot of y'^ Moun- 
tain 
8'" To D-' p'l for D'^ at Parkers East Hoo- 

souck 
9"" To D- p'- for D" at Bennington 
10'" To D-^ p'^ for D'^ at S'= Coy 

To D- p- David Lakin for Expences of 
Horses Home 
26"^ To D" dto Self 17 Dollars for the Relief 
of Nutting &c 

To ballance Due to Cap' Lawrence 





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1777 
Oct^ 2'' By Cash ^16 

Cap' Lawrence Receiv'd of the Town's 

Money ^16 



7Vie State of the Massachusetts- Bay to the To7vn of Groton D- 
To Cash paid the Soldiers as mileage 

money, Camp Kittles and Can- 
teens — and for Transporting the 

Soldiers Baggage agreeable to the 

Resolves of the General Court, 

August 8- 1777 
To Cash paid Twenty five Soldiers 

as mileage money as per their 

Receit £lS= 8 = 4 

To Twenty five Canteens to the Same 

men @ 2/ 
To two Camp kittles 



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Sep'- 9'!' 
1777 



August 4- 
1777 



Revolutionary Papers 

paid Joseph Allen for Carrying the 
Baggage of the above Soldiers to 
Bennington 

paid to Six of the above Soldiers who 
were Dismiss'-' and Sent back 
again by order of the General 
Court, for Carrying their Baggage 



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paid 



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to the Soldiers, as mileage 
Travel to Providence 
Blankets found the Soldiers in 
Cap- Silvanus Smiths Company 
in Col : Biglows Reg' for y- Con- 
tinental Service 

To one Gun borrowed of John Stone 
and Deliver'' to Obadiah Jenkins 
April 19'- 1775 which Gun was 
Carried by S' Jenkins-s Son Jona- 
than into the battle at Bunker 
Hill, the Said Jonathan being 
then kill'^ & the Said Gun lost 

To W- Farwell for Carying Packs To 
Tiverton 

Paid Asa Stone for Carting a Load of 
Cap' Volington Good To Boston 

Dec- 19 1777 Paid Nehemah holden for 
one Blanket for his Son 

April y": 14 1777 paid Con vers Richard- 
son Seven Shillings for Bailing 
Camp for Cap' holdens Company 

To helven Twelve pickaxes 8/ p'l 



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= 19 6 



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[Indorsed] .Scotch Prisoners Ace' & Milage Paid yn Soldiers &c 



148 Groton during the Revolution 

The State of the massachusctts Bay To the Tonni of Groton in si 

State D^ 

To Cash Paid To the Hon.' Oliver Prescott Esq & others heare- 
after mentioned for Supporting Scoch Prisinors of war and for 
other articals as Shall Be maid To appear By their acounts Exhib- 
ited to the Select men of S'-' Town of Groton Viz 
1777 Aug" 20"" To Cash Paid Joseph Allen For 
Carting the Solders Baggage to 
Benington 150 milds ;£t,t, 15 o 

D'- For articals the Select men of 
the s' Town of Groton Provided 
for the Solders that inlisted into 
the Continantal army agreeable 
To a Resolve of the Genneral 
Court Passed : 

To Two Blanketts Delivered Cap- 
Silvenus Smith for Two of his 
Company Price 42/ 2 20 

allso for five Blanketts more Deliv- 
ered the Solders as By there Re- 
cep- may appear To the amount 
of 529 

To Cash Paid Coll " James Prescott 
for one Camp Kittle for the Sol- 
ders when they went to Ikn- 
ington o 19 o 

To D- for D" paid Oliver Prescott Esq o 18 o 

To D" paid Col" Josiah Satwell for 
mileg he Paid the Bloods whose 
Recip' he is To Produce 3 12 o 

1775 April y- 19 To D" paid John Stone for one fier 
arme Delivered Obediah Jinkins 
To Cary into the Colony Service 1 16 o 
1777 Sep' 2- To D" Paid To Jon- Tarbell Lemuel 

Parker David Prescott Jon- Nut- 
ting W'" Derumple 12/ Each as 
milege which men was Raised 
To Reinforse the army at 
Rhode Island x 00 



Revolutionary Papers 149 

memorandum about the Expencs of 
the Solder that was Sick at 
Eben"^ Farnsworth 

July 6- 1778. made an order to Asa Stone for 

Carting a Load of Goods to 
Boston for Cap' Voluntine 
omitted in the former acct 3 00 

1776 Aug" 31"' To Cash Paid the Hon- Oliver Pres- 
cott Esq for Vesets and med? for 
Schoch Prisenor of war ^o 3 ° 

To D" for D-' 024 

To D" Paid to the Hon? Oliver Pres- 
cott for Boarding Robart Camp- 
bell and wife Scoch Prisenors of 
war four weeks 5 10 o 

I 778 Feb^ 28"' To D ' paid Eph^ Russell Jun^ for 
milk Delivered Robart Camp- 
bell & wife o 18 9 

1776 Dec- To D" paid Enoch Cook for Sup- 

porting Robart Campbell & 

wife 941 

1777 Dec- 19''' To D'- paid Nehemiah Holden for 

Supporting Robart Campbell & 
wife 5 t6 o 

1777 Nov- To D"" Paid Col" Josiah Satwell for 

Supporting Robert Campbell & 
wife one month 5 10 o 

1776 Nov- To D-' paid Elezer Green for Sup- 

porting Drummond a Scoch 

Prisenor 7 28 

1777 march 19"' To D" paid Jon-' Tarbell for Sup- 

porting Robart Campbell & 

wife I 13 5 

1777 Nov"' 10''' To D" paid Cap- Zac'' Fitch for Sup- 
porting Robart Campbell & 
wife 2 15 o 

1777 may To D " Paid Cap' Amos Lawrance for 

three Cord of wood Delivered 
Robat Campbell & wife i 40 



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150 Groton during the Revolution 

I 778 march 5"' To D-' paid Joseph Allen for Sup- 
porting Robat Campbell & wife 5 19 6 

1778 April 2'" To D-' paid Joseph Moors for Sup- 

porting Robat Campbell & wife 
fourteen Days 2 19 6 

1777 march 17"" To D" paid Nathan hubbart for Sup- 

porting Robart Campbell & wife 18 43 

1778 Feb: 14"' To D" paid Nathan hubbart for Sup- 

porting Robart Campbell & wife 5 10 6 

1777 august 6"' To D'^ paid Josiah Stevens for fif- 

teen Gallons milk Delivered 

Robart Campbell & wife o 11 4 

1778 Feb: 23"' To D:' paid Jon? Lawrance for Sup- 

porting Robart Campbell & 
wife 

1777 Jan^' To D° paid Doc' Oliver Prescott Esq 

for Visits and med' W- Adams 
of Boston a Solder who was 
Taken Sick upon his Return 
from the Camp i o 

To D " paid Doc^ Oliver Prescott Esq 
for Visits and med. for John 
Fortner a Scoch Prisenor of war o 9 

To D- paid To D" for Visits & med.' 
for Robart Campbell Prisenor 
of war o 3 

1778 April 4 To D? paid Eph'^ Russell for Six 

Quarts of milk Delivered Robart 
Campbell & wife o 3 

1777 may To Dv paid Eph- Russell for finding 

a Blankett for his Son Nathan- 
iel who was ingaged in the Con- 
tinantal Service o 18 

1776 To D? paid Ezekel Fletcher for keep- 

ing Elexander Kaldor & his 
wife Scoch Prisenors of war Six 
weeks at 27/6 pr week 8 5 



Revolutionary Papers 151 

The Committee Acompt For Time and Expences Who was 
Choosen at a Late Town meeting For the Purpose of Hireing 
Contenantal and Rhideisland men the Town of Groton To Moses 
Child and Others Viz '- "~--- 

Moses Child one Day to Concord £ 

To Horse Hire to Concord 

To Expences To Concord 

To one Jurney to Springfield 4 Days at^j : p' Day 

To Hors Hire to Springfield 3/ pr mild 

To Expences to Springfield 

[Indorsed] Committees acc'i: for Hiring Soldiers &£ 



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Groton April 14'!' 1778 

Rec'- of Caleb Woods one pair Stockings & one pair of Shoes 

Rec'- of L' Solomon Woods two Shirts & one pair of Shoes 

Rec'- of Hezekiah kemp one pair of Stockings 

Rec'- two pair of Stockings of Cap* Farwell 

April 20*'' Rec- of L' Wait a pair of Shoes 

Rec'- of Col. Sartell by y" hand of Jonas Gillson, one pair of Shoes 

one Shirt & one pair of Stockings 
Rec' of William Nutting one Shirt & one pair of Stockings 
Rec'- of Amos Ames one pair of Shoes 

Rec'' of old \n'- Oliver Blood one Shirt & three pair of Stockings 
Rec'! of Oliver Blood Jun' two Shirts 
Rec' of Thomas Farwell two Shirts 
Rec'-' of Enoch Cook one pair of Stockings 
Rec'5 of Jonathan Lawrence one pair of Shoes 
Rec- of Isaac Farnsworth,s wife two Shirts & a pair of Stockings 
Rec- of Josiah Hobart one pair of Shoes ~ he wou' be glad to 

take them again 
Rec'- of Obadiah Jenkins, one pair of Stockins 
Rec- of Benj ' Page one Shirt & two pair of Stockins 
Rec"^ of Benj"" Davis one Shirt 
Rec'^ of D- Bancroft one pair of Shoes 
Rec'- of Abel Bancroft one pair of Shoes 
Rec'- of m- Swan a pair of Shoes & a pair of Stockings 
James Woods has Left A Shirt & pair of Stockings at Col: Prescotts 



152 Groton during the Revolution 

Col: Prescott Provides one pair of Stockings 
Jon- Lawrence has a pair of Stockings we may have if we want 
7 Pair Stockins 
17 pair Shoes 
25 Shirts 
[Indorsed] Cloathing Acd 





Shoes 


Stockins 


Shirts 


Amos adams 




I 




Zac^ Fitch 


I 






Oliver Shed 


I 






m- Lewis 


3 






Sam- Gragg 
Sam" Dane 


I 
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2 




Lemuel Parker 




I 




Daniel Woods 




I 




Ezekel Fletcher 




I 




Nehemiah holden 


I 


3 


I 




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I 


Benj? Worster 



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I 




James Sanders 


I 






W^ Shed 


I 






Jason Williams 


I 






Cap- Shatuck 

John Gragg 

Cap! Shipley Lieu- Benj"^ 

V John Woods 

David Woods 


Lawrance 


5 

3 

I 
I 


7 


Moses Child 


3 






W'" Derumple 
Cap! Asa Lawrance 


I 


I 





April y<; 29 : 1778 

an acount of all that was Brought in To the Select men Before 
this Day all the Above Ace- Paid by orders (!v:c 

[Indorsed] The Town of Groten 



Revolutionary Papers 153 



Cap' Amos Lawrance 






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Lieu^ Amos Lawrance 






8 


I 




Lieu- Sam" Lawrance 






I 






Nehemiah Lawrance 






I 






Sam" Rockwood 






I 






Solomon Cooper 








I 




m- Wyman 








I 


I 


wido hartwell 








I 




Timothy Moors 










2 


Joseph Moors 






I 




ID 


Benj'' Stone 








I 


6 


Jon- Tarbell 










6 


Nathan hubbart 






I 






Thv hobart 






I 






John Park 






I 






Ep'^ Russell Jun-' 






I 






Amos Farnsworth 








I 




Rec*^ of Joseph Allen 






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7: 


25 


4 8 7 






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42 


Shoes 


Stock 


Shirts 








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56 


56 








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43 


49 









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13 


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7 


14 


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Eph-ii Ward 


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W- Nuting 


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L'- Amos Lawrance 




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John Park 






I 


Eph- Russell Jun^ 








Amos Farnsworth 




I 




Joseph Moors 


4 


I 




Caleb Woods 




I 


I 


Ezekel fletcher 




I 




Benj-' Bancroft Jun' 


I 


I 


I 


Elisha Rockw'ood 




2 




Amos Ames 




I 




Sam-' Rockwood 








Obediah Jinkens 




I 




Nathan hubart 








Cap- Henery Farwell 




2 




Th'- hobart 








Amos Adams 




I 




Col- Satwell 


I 


I 




Nehemiah Lawrance 


2 




I 


wido Patch 




2 




Wn-' Swan 




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1 


Benj-^ Page 


I 


2 




Zac'^ Fitch 






I 


Rebeck Satwell 




I 




L'- Wate 






1 


John Tarbell 


2 


2 


2 


Th- Farwell 


I 






Th- Bennet 






I 


Richard Satwell 




I 


I 


Paul Fletcher 






I 


L' Solomon Woods 


2 




2 


Timothy Moors 


2 






L- Sam" Lawranc 






I 


Joel Stone of haruard 


3 






Oliver Shed 






I 


Solomon Cooper 




I 




Abel Bancroft 






I 


John Dudley 


I 






Enoch Cook 




I 


1 


John Gragg 


7 






L' Joseph Rockwood 


2 


I 




Cap- Jobe Shattuck 




5 




W- Derumple 




I 




Benj- Worster 






I 


Jon- Lawrance 






I 


James Sanders 






1 


L' Lawrance & Cp- Shiply 




3 




L" John Woods 




I 




m- Lewis 






3 


David woods 




I 




hezekiah Keemp 




I 




W'^ Shed 






1 


Oliver Blood 


3 


3 




John French woods 




I 




Conuers Richardson 


2 






Jason Williams 






I 


Sam" Gragg 


2 




I 


Moses Child 


6 




2 


Benj- Davis 


I 






Jon-' Tarbell 


6 






Sam- Dana 






1 


Nehemiah holden 


I 

1 


3 


I 



Revolutionary Papers 155 



Lemuel Parker 
Cap- asa Lawrance 
Joseph Allen 
m- Wyman 
Josiah hubart 
Danil Woods 
James woods 





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Jon- Lawrance 


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D'-' Isaac Farnsworth 




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Benj^ Worster 


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Josiah hubart 


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James Sanders 


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Obadiah Jinkens 




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VV-ii Shed 


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Benj? Page 




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Jason Williams 


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Benj"" Davis 






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Capt Shatuck 




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D'^ Bancroft 


I 






John Gragg 






7 


Abel Bancroft 


1 






U Lawrance and Benj ' 








W^ Swan 


I 


I 




Shiply 




3 




John Tarbell 


2 


3 


2 




4 


8 


7 


U Satwell 




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Richard Satwell 


I 


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Shoes Stock SI 


ills 


W^i Boosh 




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Caleb woods i 


I 






L- Rock wood 


I 


3 




Leiu- Solomon woods 2 






2 


Tho'^ Binnet 


I 






Hezekiah Keemp 


I 






Joseph Rockwood 




I 


I 


Cap' henery Farvvell 


2 






Sam" Rockwood 




I 




Leiu* Wait x 








Paul Fletcher 


I 







156 Groton during the Revolution 



Shoes Stock Shirts 
III 



Col" Satwell i i i James Woods 

W- Nutting I I Col'.' Prcscott 

Amos Ames 1 

Oliver Blood 3 i 

Oliver Blood Jun!^ 2 

Th5 Far well 2 

Enoch Cook i 



April y<f 29 

an acount of all that was Brought in To the Select men Before 
this Day 

[Indorstd] Cloathing Ace? 



Shoes Stock Shirts 
I I 

I 
17 : 28 : 17 



This List made 
May 41' 1778 

Caleb Woods 

L- Solomon Woods 



Hezekiah kemp 
Cap- Henry Farwell 
L'- Phinehas Wait 
Col: Sartell 
William Nutting 
Oliver Blood 
Oliver Blood j- 
Thomas Farwell 
Enoch Cook 
Jon^ Lawrence 
Isaac Farnsworth 



Obadiah Jenkins 
Benj- Page 



£ S D 



I paid by an order in 
full 
Paid By order Deliv- 
ered to m' Caleb 
woods 

1 Paid By order 

2 Paid By order 
paid by order in full 

I Pad by order 
I paid by order 

3 Paid By order 
Paid By order 
Paid By order 

I Paid By order 
Paid By order 
I Paid By order ^4-8:0 
p- Cash by D' Pres- 
cott as by Recipt 

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1 Paid 15y order 

2 Paid By order 



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4 

8 

16 

12 

16 

4 

4 

4 

4 

16 



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Revolutionary Papers 157 



Benj- Davis 

D'-' Bancroft 

Abel Bancroft 

WiW^ Swan 

James Woods 

Col: Prescott 

Cap- Amos Lawrence 

L- Amos Lawrence 

L'- Sam-' Lawrence 

Sam- Rockwood 

Solomon Coopper 

Asahel Wynian 

Wid- Hartwell 

Timothy moors 

Cap' Jo^ moors lo i two of Cap' mors's 

Shirts he has taken 
out for D" Longley 
Returned in agane 17 16 o 

Benj- Stone 6 i Paid By Cash 10 16 o 

Jon' Tarbell 6 Paid By Cash 9 12 o 

Nathan Hubburd i Paid Cash i 16 o 

Tho"' Hubburd i Paid Cash i 16 

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this Side 43 : 22 : 24 

Brot over 13 22 25 

Whol amount 56 44 49 











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Paid By order 


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Paid By order 


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Paid By order 


I 


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Paid By order 


I 


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8 


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15 


1 2 


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Paid By order 


I 


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I 


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Paid By order 


3 







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Paid By order 


I 


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I 


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2 


16 




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I 
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4 



Brought forward 



John Park 
P^ph'' Russell ]■■ 
Amos Farnsworth 
Joseph Allen 
John Tarl)ell 



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Paid By order 


1 


Paid By order 




I Paid By order 


I 


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2 


3 Paid By order 



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D Hezekiah Sawtell 




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Richard Sawtell 


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Will"'. Bush 




I 


U Elisha Rockwood 


I 


3 


L' Jo- Rockwood 




I 


Tho? Bennett 


1 




Paul Fletcher 


I 




Benj^ Worcester 


I 




James Sanders 


I 




Wiir^ Shed 


I 





Jason Williams 
Cap'- Shattuck 
John Gragg 
Sheple & Lawrence 



V John Woods 




David Woods 




Moses Child 


3 


Will- Derumple 




Cap' Asa Lawrence 


I 


Josiah Hubbart 


I 


Jacob Gragg 


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Nehemiah holden 


I I 


M' Lewis 


2 


Oliver Shed 


I 


Cap' Zac'' Fitch 


I 


Amos Adams 





Paid By order 
Paid By order 
paid by order in full 
Paid By order 
Paid By order 
Paid By order 
p'' by Town order 
Paid By an order De- 
livered To Cap' 
Shattuck 
Paid By order Deliv- 
ered To Constable 
woods 
paid by order to Cap' 

Shattuck 
Paid by order 
paid by order 
paid Cash 

Paid By order Given 
To Lieu- Bancroft 
Paid By order 
Paid By order 
allso for one Cask 
;^o 12 o Paid By 
order 
Paid By order 
Paid By order 
Paid By order 
paid by order 
Paid By Cash 
Paid By order 
Paid By order 
Paid By Town order 

in full 
paid by a Town order 
in full 



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I 


16 






16 



Revolutionary Papers 159 



£ S D 



Due to Jacob Gragg 
by mistake in his 
order Paid By 
order 



13:23:25 



may 5- 1778 Delivered N. Holdin 
may 4"^' Delivered Eleazer Ames 

Remains at Swans 
at Major Moors 







12-0 


total 


£^ZA 


.8.0 


Shirts 


Shoes Stockintjs 


45 


45 


45 


I 


I 


I 


7 


2 


3 


2 







55 • 48 49 



Due To m' John Tarbell for Cash Borrowed iS Dolcrs 
D- To Joseph Moors Cash o : 14:0 

[Indorsed] Cloathing Ace- 



12 


. 24 . 


26 


43 • 


, 24 . 


23 


55 ■ 


. 48 . 


• 49 



L' MosHER S- Elezer ames is in Need of his Shurt Stockens & 
Shoes & we as Select men for the Town of Groton are willing To 
Deliver them To him your Certifying To us That you will informe 
his Col- that he may Not Draw them agane 

Groton may 4'Ji 1778 ISAAC Farnsworth ^ Schrf/iicn 

for 



Joseph Moors , 



John Tarbell 

Oliver Prescott J <^^^^^'^ 



Gentlemen A Cording to your Desire I Shall Send Elezer 
Ames Kapt to his Cap' Sirs yours 

John Mosher Lh' 



i6o Groton during the Revolution 





Shirts 


Stocking! 


> Shoes 


L' ]o- Rockwood 


I 


I 





Will'" Derumple 




I 




Jon- Lawrence 






I 


Cap' Sheple 2 - of wool 








m' Lewis 






3 


Hezekiah Kemp 




I 




Oliver Blood 




2 




Converse Richardson 


2 






L- Benj? Lawrence Sein"' ^ 








to make up Cap^ Sheples > 








wool into Stockens ) 








Sam" Gragg 


2 




I 


Benj ' Davis 


I 






m- Sam- Dana 






I 


Lem- Parker 




I 





moors 
Child 



Shurts 

3 
6 



26 

5 



33=^0 



Stockings 

3 



Shoes 

3 



Cred 



^41 o. 8:0 



I 19 o o 

I = 4-9-0 

14 3 o 

018= o 

14 3 
3:9 



Benj^ Stone 


I shirt 


W'-ii Nutting 


I D" 


Jn? Park 


1 p' Shoes 


Amos Farnsvvorth 


I p- Stockings 


Caleb Woods 


I p- Shoes I p' Stockings 


Benj' Bancroft ju' 


I p' Sh p' Stock Shirt 


Amos Ames 


I p' Shoes • 



Revolutionary Papers i6i 



Obad Jenkings 
Cap' Henry Farwell 
Sam-' Lawrance 

Amos Adams 
Neh Lawrance 
W- Swan 
Zach Fitch 
V Wait 
Tho- Farwell 
Rich'-' Sawtell 
U Sol. Woods 
L- Sam" Lawrance 
Benj Stone more 
Oliver Shead 
Abel Bancroft 
Enoch Cook 



1 p' Stockings 

2 p' Stockings 

2 Shirts Stock 



Shoes 
4 



13 



14 



Shurts 


Stockings 


Shoes 


13: 


12 : 


14 


2 


6 


8 


6 


6 


6 



19 



24 



28 



S6 


56 56 


19 


24 28 


37 


32 28 


13 





56 : 14 
Wh'- 
Lawfull 
mony 



24 



widd- Mary hartwell 
Nehs holden 
Isaac Farnsworth 



one pair of Stockings 

Two pair of Stockings 

2 Shirts one pair of Stockings 



75° 
375 


1 = 15= 8 = 2 
I 18 I 3 

3 : 13=10=1 


6: 

4 


II 
I 


■3 

2 


1125 


16 

10 


1 1 

I 



3 



i62 Groton during the Revolution 



Cap' Asa 


£ 7. 


9-5 


Smith 


40 




milage 


9 




D° 


43 


5 8 


milage 


3 





Allen 


Zl 


15 



^136. 10. 1 

D" Bancroft Feb^' 9"' 1778 Gave him an order for the above sum 



State of the Massacliuseits Bay To the Selectmen of the Town of 
Groton D'' 

To Cloathing delivered to Cap' Joseph Hosmer for the Con- 
tinental Army, agreeable to the Resolves of the General Court 
June 16'!' 1778. 

To 39 Shirts ((i\ 48/ ^93 .12.0 

To 15 pairs of Stockings @ 30/ 22 - 10 -o 

To 39 pairs of Shoes @ 48/ 93-12-0 

Groton Dec: 21'" 1778 Total ;^209 .14.0 

In the name of the Selectmen 
Oliver Prescott 
Coppy 
allowed for Transport i 7 miles 3/ 2 - 1 1 - o 

^212 . 5-0 
Jan> 9"' 1779 Examined & allowed 

COM^'^'^ 



Revolutionary Papers 163 

State of the Massachusetts Bay To the Selectmen of the Toivn of 
Grototi D^ 

To Sundry articles of Cloathing delivered Captain Joseph 
Hosmer for the Continental Army agreeable to a Resolve of the 
Gen- Court i6"' June 1778 

To 39 Shirts fr"- 40/ 

To 15 pair of Stockings @ 30/ 

To 39 pairs of Shoes @ 48/ 



Groton Dec: an' 177S. 



[Indorsed] Ray State Dr to Groton 



Total 



£ 


78 


• • 







22 - 10 - 


2 




93 - 12 - 





£ 


194 • 2 • 







^ 







Cothing provided for 
the Soldiers agreeable 
to an order of the 
General Court passed ° ^ 

June 16'^ 1778 II 

Nathan Hubburd 



Solomon Coopper i 

Wid" Esther Lamson i 

VVid? Esther Wait 2 

Isaac Farnsworth 6 



Cap- Fitch 



Maj' Moors 






n 



z-5 




£ S D 




8 


p' Nathan Hub- 
bard by L' A 








Lawrance 


72 Dollars 


I 




Paid By Town 








order 


2 14 


1 




Paid By Town 








order 


2 14 






P'' By Town order 


3 12 


I 




p'' d" Farnsworth in full 








42 Dollars 


6 




N. B. Special agreement Dec' 






17^^ 1779 P! by 


order 
54 Dollars 


3 


12 


6 pair Shoes Sence p"" maj' 






moors in full 


213 dollars 



164 Groton during the Revolution 



Cap- Shattuck 



John Tarbell 



In the Store 

Total 

Novf 21'.' 1778 
David Woods 
June y^' 7. 1779 



4 5 



7 6 



8 2 



Paid Cap' Shattuck 121 Dol- 
lars in full for all the cloath- 
ing he found — Josiah Lakin^ 
Stockings and the shoes 
Called 9 Dollars a pair- 

p'^ Jn' Tarbell by V Bancroft 
99 Dollars 

June 7'^ Paid Jn'-' Tarbell 87 
in full for Clothing 



39-15 • 39 



I Paid By Town order £1 

Paid Joseph moors for one pair of 

Stockings By order which was 

forgot to Be Sot Down 
Dec' 21'' 1778 Agreed to pay five Dollars for each 

pairs of Stockings and Six Dollars 

for each shirt 
June 7- 1779 Paid Phinehas Hubburd by order 

for two Pair of Shoes forgot to be 

Set Down ;!^5 



253 60 






15 


18 





75 


18 





I 


2 





77 








[Indorsed] Clothing for the Army 


Acd 





Feb>- 15- 1779 Clothing ReC' for the Soldiers 

of m' John Stone two tow Shirts 

of Eph- Russell Jun' Eleven pair of Shoes 

also two pair of Stockings 

of the wid Colier two pair of Stockings 



^3=12- o 

29 = 14 = o 

3=0=0 

3=0=0 



Revolutionary Papers 165 

of maj' moors eight pair of Shoes & one pair of 

Stockings 
of Josiah Lakins wife five pair of Stockings 7 = lo = 20 

of John Tarbell ten pair of Stockings 15 = o = o 

also two tow Shirts 3=12= o 

of Benj'' Page one pair of Stockings 1 = 10= o 

one pair of Stockings of David Woods, s which was 

brought in before & enter' on another List 
the Within is all Paid 



We hereby acknowledge ourselves to be inlisted into the Con- 
tinental Army agreeable to the Resolves of the Great and 
General Court of the 20- April last for Raising Two Thousand 
men to reinforce General Washington &c and promise to serve in 
s'' Army accordingly as one of the men assigned the Town of 
Groton for that purpose and to sign any other proper inlistment 
therefor, if required 

witness our hand this 11- may 177S 

Simeon foster 
John Sheple J~ 
Shattuck Blood J*" 
Jaiii: iS'-h 1779 
this Day Rec'' of the Towns money the sum of^ig = 2 = o 
The State Treasurer,s order on Constable Wait ^'2 12 = 5 
Rec';/," 159 in part 
Rec" 53-5 
212 - 5 

[Indorsed] Pay 

Benj' Beels of Ringe in y*:" State of New hamshire & Anna 
Lawrence of Groton enter' Jan^ 9- 1779 

Without doubt this is a publishment, as the couple were 
married on May 11, 1779. 



1 66 Groton during the Revolution 

The widv Mary Hartwell of Groton Testifies & saith that her Son 
Edmund Farnsworth went & lived with a man at acton and wns to 
have been bound as an apprentice if he had liked his place ; but 
being Discontented, he inlisted into the army in the Sixteenth year 
of his age, upon which his master never paid him any wages and 
withheld his Cloathing — That he served as a Soldier in Cap' 
Moors Comp?' and went to York ; after his return from York came 
to Groton and lived with the Dopenent all winter and on the 17"' 
of march 1777, inlisted into the Continental army for during the 
Warr & received his Bounty from Groton and lived with her untill 
he marched again. 

^ her 

mid' ss. June 24- 1778. Mary x Hartwell 

mark 

The abovenamed Mary Hartwell made oath to the Truth of the 
above Deposition by her subscribed : before 

Oliver Prescott /usi Peace 

This Certifies that the Selectmen of Groton informed me that 
they numbered Edmund Farnsworth for Groton 
June 24«ij 1778. Oliver Prescott 



Chary Valey September 11 1778 
this may Sartify that We the Subscribers haue inlisted ouer 
Selues into the Continentel Seruis for three year and Do heare 
by Engaig to Serue for the town of Groten or aney other town or 
Parson and Do hearby impouer Cap- Liu! Jonas Parker to Receiu 
the towns bountey for Eaich of us 

as Witness our hands yocham X Vanallstine 

mark 
his 

Test Peter Wright Andrew x Strander 

mark 



Cherry Uai.i.y C)c":' 16'!' 1778 

These are to sartify, that Youghem vanalstine in Colonl Aldens 
Reg- base apered before me this Day, and hes taken the oath of 
fidelity to the State; according to to [i'/r] regulation of the Con- 
gress, to qualify them for a Soldier 

WiLL;' Johnston Justice 



Revolutionary Papers 167 

Cherry Ually Oc'' 177S 

These may sartify that AndrT astrander now in Colon' Alden's 

Reg' has apper'd before me, and has qualified by Oath, according 

to the Acts of Congress, in order to qualify him for a soldier in the 

Continental Army 

Will-' Johnston Justice of the Peace 



Cherry Valley 30'.'' Nov: 1778 
this sertifys that I have Musterd Yocham V- Alstine and Andrew 
O'Strander for Cap'. L' Parker as Soldiers in the Continittal 
Service in the late Col" Aldens Battallion 

Richard Lash D. C Muster uort/ieni Department 

Fort Alden 28'.'' March 1779 
I do hereby Certify that the within Mentioned Richard Lash is 
A Dep>' Continettal Muster Master for the Northern Department 

D Whiting Maj': Covinti 

these Men are ingaiged For three years 

Jonas Parker Cap'. L'. 
A true Copbey D-' 



May 31'.' 1779. Rec- of Oliver Prescott Esqr Two Hundred 
pounds Lawfull mony, in full Satisfaction for a Towns Bounty for 
two Soldiers viz Andrew astrander & Yocham Vanallstine inlisted 
into the Continental Army for three years from Nov'^ 1778- ^nd 
are Soldiers in late C0I-' Alden^ Rf^g' 

;/J'2oo Jonas Parker Cap' L' 



Ducal M'Kenzy — born in Don Robin Southerlinshire aged 25 
years Jan^ last — L- Col'.' Campbell 71'".' Regt 5 feet 3 Inches John 
Creige — born in Balereif in the Parish of Aberleddy in the County 
East Louden — aged 25 — L' Col'.' Campbell 71- Reg' — 5 feet 6K 
Inches 

Peter Hooy born in the City of Edinburg and Parish of West 
Kirk — in mid Louden — aged 19 years — Lt Col" Campbell 71- 
Regt. — 5 feet 10 Inches 



1 68 Groton during the Revolution 

M'-i Gordon D"^ 

To Journeys and med? in the Family fro 
Ealenerif Aberledy 

See page 142 for an account of the capture of these Scotch- 
men who were taken on the " George." Perhaps these men 
afterward re-enlisted on the side of the Americans. Sir 
Archibald Campbell was the Lieutenant Colonel of the sec- 
ond battalion of the 71st Regiment of Highlanders. Robert 
Campbell, mentioned below, was a prisoner of war. See pages 
149, 150, for several allusions to him and his wife. 



Names 


Regm 


Company 


Statuer 
Feet Inches 


art Campbell 


Col'.' Campbell 


Cap' Louring Campbell 


5/ 10 


age 


Complection 


Where Born 


artificial 
mark 


40 


Light 


Parish of Kenmore 





Boston FebV 15"^ 1779 

Race.' of the Town Treasurer of Groton by the hand of the 

Hon':'' Oliuer Prescott Esq' a note of hand for one Hund'' & forty 

pound payable in one year with Interest as a Bounty from S'" Town 

of Groton to John M'Gee a Soldier Enlisted During the War in 

Colo! James Wessons Regement 

V B White 



Brooki.ine FebT 12V 1779 
This may Certifie that John Ma'Gee is a Soldier in my Regiment 
«Sr Enlisted during the War <.V' is Returned for no Town in the State 
& at liberty to be Returned for y^ Town of Groton ; 

Jemes Wesson 



Revolutionary Papers 169 

Gkoton August y? 24: 1779 

then R' of Jonathan Stone one Bushel of Rye for the Use of my 
family 

W- Jemima Longley 

[Indorsed] D" Longleys wife Red 



The Town of Groton D' for three Day I spent in hireing men 
for the Contanental Array & Rhod Island Service ^7:4:0 

Amos Lawrance Ju" 
Groton Oct 4'' 1779 

Paid by order 



, ^ - In the House of Representatives Jan^' 12'!' 1780 
Mass' Bay ) ■' 

Resolved That Joseph Hosmer Esq- be, and he is hereby 
directed forthwith to remove all the Powder in the magazine at 
Groton to the following Towns, Viz! one third of it to Concord, 
one third to Bilrica & one third to Woburn, to be Delivered into 
the Care of the Selectmen of said Towns he taking their receipt 
therefor, which he is directed to lodge with the Board of War, and 
as soon as said Powder is removed that the Guards now doing duty 
at said Magazine in Groton be discharged from any further service 
there, and that said Joseph Hosmer Esq lay his Account of the 
Expence of Removing the same before the Committee on Accounts 
for allowance & payment 

Sent up for Concurrence 

John Hancock S/>k^ 
In Council January 13"!' 1780 

Read & Concurred 

John Avery I? .5! 
Consented to by the Major Part of the Council 

True Copy 
Attest 

John Avery I? Set 



170 Groton during the Revolution 

Coppy of y"" Pay roll for y- six months men 



Levi Liwrance 

Richard Holden 

Job Shattuck Juf 

Moses Ames 

Peter Stevens Ju' 

John Trowbridge J' 

Ephraim Stone 

Ebenf Tarbell 

Eben' Farnsworth J' 

Thad. Bancroft 

Sal. Whitney 

Benj'T Moors 

John Gragg Juf July 8' 

Roger Lawrance 

Nath! Blanchard 

Ezekiel Porter 

WiU'^ Farwell J^ 

Benj'l Tarbell Jf 

Sam: Parker 

Daniel Fletcher 

Sam. Blood 

Charls" Edes 

Simeon Lakin 

;^264 =1=4 

[Indorsed] Pay Roll for 6 months men Copy of the Pay Roll for the 6 
months men in the year 1780 



whole amount ot pay 


^'11 = 


15-8 


II = 


6 = 8 


13 = 


4-0 


12 =^ 


5 - 


13 = 


I = 4 


13 = 


I = 4 


13 = 


I = 4 


13 = 


I = 4 


10 = 


14 = 8 


9 = 


10 = 8 


13 = 


I = 4 


10 = 


12 : 


II = 


I = 4 


13 = 


I = 4 


13 = 


1 = 4 


13 = 


I = 4 


9 = 


14-8 


12 = 


16 = 


13 = 


I = 4 


13 = 


I = 4 


10 = 


14 = 8 


9 - 


14 = 8 



Gruton May g'Ji 1782 

Rec'- of the Select-men of the Town of Groton, a Rec' of one 
Hundred & Sixty four Pound one Shillings & four pence — Sign'', 
by Henry Gardner Esq- Treas' for the Commonwealth of Massa- 
chusetts, as Part of the Specie Tax for the year 1781, Which sum 
I the Subscriber Promis to pay to the Persons who were Soldiers, 
in the Continental Army Six months in the year 1780, for the Town 



Revolutionary Papers 171 

of Groton, a Schedule of whose Names & the Several sums they are 
Respectively to Receive. I Also have Rec- from said Select-men. 
as Witness my hand 

Atest Jonas Stone 

Joseph Moors 

[Indorsed] Jonas Stones Rec' to Select-men for Soldiers Pay 6 months 



Charlston Eads Soldier in the Lieu' Col- Company In the 15^ 
Massachusetts Regiment having Sarvd Five months and Two days 
is hearby Dischargd from Said Regiment agreable to General 
Orders of Yesterday 

Given under my hand at Westpoint 
this third day of December 1780 

Tim" Bigelow Col. 

Danb''' Dec' II. 17S0 Issued Four Days Provisions 

Tho^ Prait a C I 

Litchfield Dec- 14"' 1780 Sarv' the Within with three days 

Rations 

J White ACT 

Servd with three day Rations Dec'^ 18 

Moses Church A C I 

Groton march y'' 21^' 17S1 Sir Pay my Wages to my Master 
Isaiah Edes and you will Oblidge yrs 

T^^^ Charlestown X Edes 

Isaac Farnsworth "'"■'' 

The initial letters " A C I," as given in this paper, stand for 
Assistant Commissary of Issues. 



Samuel Blood Soldier in The 5"' Mass""" Reg* Light Infantry 
Company has Not Drawn Any Blankett from The Publick 

W: Bancroft Ens". 5'" Alasf. Regt 
West Point JunY S'J' 1781 



172 Groton during the Revolution 

Ebenezer Farnsworth Soldier In the 15"' Massachusetts Regi- 
ment, Having Served Four Months and Twenty Five Days, is 
hereby Discharged From Said Regiment. Agreeable to General 
orders of The Second Instant 

Givin under my Hand in Garrison At West Point this Forth Day 
of Decern' 1 780 

Filed ofif Tim" Bigelow Col. 

Benj- Moors 

Roger Lawrance 

Sam' Parker mustered 13 July 

R Lawrance Discharged Dec- 12- 
Sam' Parker Dischared g- Dec- 



[I'rintc-d fonn.^ 



sv Jv 

M W 

M nr^HIS certifieth, That Richard holden has served W 

^;^ X five Months &> two Days, in the 15'^' Massachusetts ^ 

^ Regiment, has conducted himself as a good and faithful W 

J'? Soldier, and is hereby discharged the Service. W 

g Given under my Hand, at West Point Hi. 

^ this twelveth Day of December 1 780. |? 

g Tim" Bigelow Col. ;.j 

i % 

\Written on the back:\ musterd 4'!' July 1780 

F2ph'" Stone 
Eben' Tarbell 
Levi Lawrence 
W- Farnsworth 
Salamon Whitney 
Moses Ames 
Jn" Trowbridge 
Peter Stevens 

Filled off 



Revolutionary Papers 173 

Levi Lawrance Soldier in the 15th Mass".' Regiment Having 
served Five Month and Eight Days (is agreable to the Genii 
orders) Hereby Discharged the service 

Given under My Hand at West Point, 
This Eighteenth Day of December, i 780 

SiLVANUS Smith Cap'- Comd' 15 Mass'^ regif/ient 

Issuing Commissi' at servral Post are Requested To Furnish 
the Within Named soldier with Provision To Carri him to Groton 
In the Mass".' state 

West Point 18'!' December 1780 

SiLVANUS Smith Cap'. Comf/id'. iz,"'Mass"f regiment 

this Certifies that the Within Discharg.' Soldier has Drew Provi- 
sion to Include the Nineteenth Instant 

Seth Hamlin A. C. Issues 
West Point Dec 19 

Issued three days Rations 

Dec 21 J White A C I 

Deer 23 Servd with three days Rations 

for Moses Church A C I 

J WiLLISTON 

Filled off 



This Certifies that James Marrs of Groton is a Soldier in the 
Regiment whereof Timothy Bigelow Esq"^ is Colonel & is inlisted 
for the Town of Groton to Serve during the present Warr 

Henry Haskell L' Co''' 



174 Groton during the Revolution 

the Barrer hearof Banjamin Mors a six months man has sarvd 
as a good solder in the 15 massachusett Rig' is Discharged from 
the sarvis of the United States 

Given under my hand at fishkill the 5 Day of December 1780 

J Bailey Col" Comnui' 

\toni\ for B Storer Esq' 

A C Issues. 
Fishkill Dec"' 5^'' 

Serv'* with three days Rations 

For John White A C I 

D White 

Dcr 10 Servd with three days Rations 

Moses Church AC/ 
Filed ofif 



This may Certify that Jobe Shattuck of the L^ Col" Compy 
Has not reed any Blanket of the Public — neither has he Rec'' 
any wages as yet 

John Warren Ens'' 15- Massa"- Regt 

West Point January i^' i7cSi 



This Certifies that Ephraim Stone Soldier in a Masi- Reg- 
Commanded by Colonel R Putnam Has not Reciv.' any lilanket 

from the Public 

Daniel Simonds Ens" 
West Point Janr 9"' i7<S£ 



Epharim Stone Soldier in a Mastt' Regiment Commanded by 
Colonel R. Putnam having Served Six Months it being the full 
term of his Inlistment is Dischargd the Service 
Given Under my hand at 

West Point Jan^^ 9"' 1781 

Ezra Newhall L' Colo' Cd'. 



Revolutionary Papers 175 

Issuing Commissaries at the Several Posts are Requested to fur- 
nish the above Named Soldier With Provision Sufficiant to Carry 

him to Groton Mastt- State 

Ezra Newhall L' Colo' Cd' 
West Point 9"' 1781 

Filed off 



This may Certify That Benjamin Tarbell Soldier in the 15".' 
Mass- Regemant has Not Drawn Any Blankett from the Publick 

W. Bancroft, Ens" \^'.'.' Mass" Reg'. 

TOTWAY Nov": 19"' 1780 



This Certifies that Eben' Tarbell Soldier in a Mast^ K.t?g- 
Commanded by Colonel R. Putnam Has not Reciv- any Blanket 

from the Public 

Daniel Simonds Ens" 
West Point Jan^ 9'-'' 1781 



Eben' Tarbll Soldier in a Mastt- Regiment Commanded by 
Colonel R. Putnam having Served Six Months it being the full 
term of his Inlistment is Discharg' the Service. 
Given Under my hand at 
West Point. Jan> 9"' 1781 

Ezra Newhall L' Colo'. Cd' 

Issuing Commissaries at the Several Posts are Requested to fur- 
nish the above Named Soldier With Provision Sufficiant to Carry 
him to Groton Mast- State. 

West Point Janv 9''' 17S1 

Ezra Newhall L' Colo' Cd' 

Filed off 



John Trowbridge A Drumer of A Mass" Reg.*; Commanded by 

Colo Rufus Putnam has served six Months as A good soldier & is 

hearby Discharged the servis of the United States 

Given Under My hand at Head Quarters 

West Point J an^ 9'^ 1781 

Ezra Nkwhall L' Colo'. Cd' 



176 Groton during the Revolution 

This is to Reguest all Issueing Comss'.? on the Road at the 
several Posts to sarve the Above Soldier with Provision Sufificient 
to Carry him to Groton in the Mass"* State 

Ezra Newhall L' Cot' Cd'. 
West Point 9'.'' JanY 1781 

Filed off 



Salmon Whitney Soldier in a Massachusetts Regiment Com- 
manded By Col Rufus Putnam has served six Month as a Good 
soldier and is hereby Discharged the servis 

Given Under my hand at Ezra Newhall L' Colo' Cd'- 

West Point. 9"' Jan^' 1781 

Filed off 



Comnionwealth of Massachusetts to the Selecttneti of the Toivn 
of Groton D*^ 

For the Bounty or hire of Twenty one men to Serve in the Con- 
tinental Army for three years or during the war, agreeable to the 
Resolves of the General Court of December & March last, Viz! 



William Tarbell 


^90 " 


1 


' 


Oliver Lakin Jun!' 


95 '■ 


12 


1 


Ezekiel Porter 


93 " 


10 


1 


John Stevens 


93 " 


ID 1 





Moses Chase 


94 " 


' 


1 


Charlestown Edes 


90 M 


1 


1 


John Pierce 


78 M 


12 1 


t 


Harbour Farnsworth 


98,. 


8 1 


1 


Joshua Parker 


91 1. 


4 


1 


Elijah Nutting 


90 II 


1 


1 


David Farwell 


90 11 


1 


1 


Asa White 


90 H 


1 


1 


Amos Dole 


98 n 


2 1 


1 


Eleazer Green Jun' 


98,1 


16 1 


' 5 


Joseph Bancroft 


93 " 


10 


1 


John Goddaicl 


90 n 





1 



Revolutionary Papers 



177 



90 1, 


II 


87 1, 


II 


go II 


6 II 


93 " 


II 


93 " 


II 



Edmund Holden 
Amos Shed 

Benjamin Tarbell Jun' 
Calvin Russell 
Joseph Lakin 

Hard money 

N. B. Two of the above named men, viz* Calvin Russell & 
Joseph I.akin were hired <& mustered in Season. 

'Tis expected the said Russell will join the Army immediately 
the said Lakin is absconded. 
Groton 6 Novt 1 78 1. 



Commonwealth 
OF Massachusetts 



A return of the number of Men raised by the 
Town of Groton, in the Comity of Middlesex, 
as Soldiers to serve in, or to recruit, or reinforce 
the armies of the United States, &-' the Bounties 
paid them for their respective services, agreeable 
to the requisition of the General Court, as by 

their Resolve dated fuly \\"! 1783 

viz. — 



Eight Months at Cambrige in 1775 

Six Weeks at Ditto 

Two Months at Ditto. Feb. & March 1776 
In Consequence of a Resolve June 24'.'' 1776 

Ditto Sept' 10'^ 1776 

Ditto Nov": 30'.'' 1776 

Ditto Dec: V} 1776 

Four Months at Dorchester . . . 1776 
Three Months at Boston .... 1776 

Six Months at Hull 1776 

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By Resolve April so'."" 1777 

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By Resolve .... August Q^*" 1777 

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Ditto Feby 7* 1778 

Ditto April 18"' 1778 

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Middlesex ss. Groton Jany 31^' 1784 

We have Examined the Town Books & the militia Officers Books, 
together with the best vouchers that we could obtain, & the afore- 
going is a true account according to the best of our knowlege 

Oliver Presco'it ■\ Selectmen 
Abel Bancroft >• of 
Amos Lawrance J'^) Groton 



Revolutionary Papers 179 



Feb>- 2'' 175 



Exhibited on oath before 

Israel Hobart Esq' 
A Copy 

[Indorsed] A Copy of the Bounties p'\ since the war to the Soldiers, as 
return'' to the General Court. Febr 1784 & the resolve Inclos'' 



Oct° Nov'" & Decoi 1778 

The Town of Groton To Abraham Moors D' for three Bushels & 
half of Rye at three pounds Twelue Shillings p- Bushel ^12:12:0 
Allso one Bushel of indian Corn 2 : 8:0 



a true acompt 

Dec- 6"' 1779 p' Town order ^15 
[Indorsed] Maji Moors Acc^ 



Abraham moors 



March 1779 

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the 7vife of Zac- Lotigley Viz 

D' for one Bushel of Rye 

D- for one Bushel indian Corn 

D' for one Bushel indian Corn 

D' for one Bushel of Rye 

D' for one Bushel of Rye 

D- for one Bushel of indian Corn 

D- for one Bushel & peck of Rye 

D- For three Pecks of indian Corn 

D- For one Bushel of Rye 

D- For one Bushel of Rye 

D- for half a bushel Corn 

D- for 20/ pound of Beef at 4/ p- pound 

D' for one Bushel of indian Corn 



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Dec- 6- 1779 Paid by Town order and all but one Bushell 
Carried into the State Com— ^3 : 15 



i8o Groton during the Revolution 

John Campbell Brown, mentioned below as a schoolmaster, 
was married on March i6, 1775, to Lucy Chase, of Groton; 
and for a period of nearly three years his marriage is the last 
one recorded in the town-book, owing, probably, to the con- 
fusion of the times. 

These can Certify, by the Underwritten Subscribers, That the 
whole Society of the South part of the Town of Groton ; did Agree 
with John Campbell Brown, to teach School one Month upon Trial, 
from the Second day of Jan^ i775- At the Expiration of which 
Said Month a Meeting was appointed, and the said Society met 
who approved of y*" Government of the School and agreed with 
y*" said John Campbell Brown for the time of Six weeks longer at 
four Dollars "^ month, at the End of ten or twelve days of y*" said 
time, one or two of y*" said Society began to be afraid of the reward 
becoming due to the Master at the Expiration of the time, that 
they should have to disburse it themselves, as such, the purport 
of this Instrument is to desire the Select Men to Insure the reward 
at the End of the time as y'^ majority of y'' Society are very well 
content with y'^ Orders and Rules of the Present School 

Subscribers ) William Park Jun"? 
Names J Benja Farwell 
William Park 
John Park 
Thomas Park 
Ebn? Farnsworth 
Danill Stone 
Joseph Chase iunr 
Joseph Chase 
Ephraim Parker 

M' Jn" Park Exhibited this Request, saith that Jon ' Stone Isaac 
Stone and Nath- Stone were Content Feb*' 13"' 1775 



The Shays Rebellion i8i 



TJie Shays Rebellion 

The following papers relating to Shays's Rebellion were 
found in a wrapper which had been used as a part of the 
warrant for a town-meeting, held on April 2, 1787. They 
were included in the small parcel mentioned on page 113. 

Town meeting Monday 2'' day of April [1787.] 

I. To Choose a Governor, L'Governor, Counsellors cS: Senators 

To Choose a Com— to take Care of the Fish Courses 

To See if the Town will abate the Highway rate of John Simonds, 
as borne on the late Constable Benj"" Tarbell's list, and also Excuse 
the S' Simonds from working at highways in future untill he shall 
have an open road laid to his house 

To See if the Town will abate the rates of Abel Farwell for 1 784 
Joseph Kemp for 1784 & 1785 Aaron Farnsworth for 1784 as 
borne on the late Constable Benj- Tarbell's lists also the rates of 
Jonas Blood in y- late Constable Jo- Rockwood's list for 1783 

[Indorsed] Those who have taken the oath of allegiance & Deliver'^,' up 
their arms &i 1787 



Groton Janv 15"' 1787 
We hereby severally acknowledge that we have received of the 
Selectmen of Groton the several Quantities of ammunition from the 
Town Stock, sett against each of our names cSi and are accountable 
therefor on Demand. 



I 82 Groton during the Revolution 





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Worcester ss. Fitcuburg 1787. 

A List of the names of those Persons belonging to the Town of 
Groton, who took and Subscribed the Oath of Allegiance 

Before me Thos Cowdin /us Pads 

Viz! 

1787 

Feb. 24"' Amos Adams, 

[Addressed] For The Town Clerk of Groton 



Common Wealth of Massachusetts ; 
Middlesex ss, 

To THE Town clark of the Town ok Gkotun kn said county; 
Sir 

This is to certify you, that the persons hereafter named, liaveing 
taken a part against Government, in the late Insurrections, have 
voluntarily, delivered up their arms ; and taken and subcribed the 
the \^sic\ oath of Allegience ; to this common Wealth, (agreeable 
to an act of the General Court ; passed February 16''' 1787 :) 

before me ; Israel Hobart Justice of Peace. 



The Shays Rebellion 



183 



These following had as they Say 
no arms of their own but borrowed 
or lent or was other ways ading 
to wit Oliver Hartwell 

John Graves Says he had 
one he carried of Samuel Gragg 

William Parker 

Benjamin Parker 

Eleazer Green 

Jonathan Stevens 

Joel Kemp 

John Woods 

Sampson Prescott 

Jotham Woods 

Naum Woods 

Jacob Gragg Ju' 

Rober Ames Ju"^ 

David Prescott 

Jonathan Frost 

John Derumple 

Elisha Sever 

Joseph Kemp 18 

dated at Groton the 21"' day of March A 
[Addressed] For the Town Clerk of Groton 



Joseph Shed 
Asa Kemp 
Jonas Stone 
Ephraim Kemp 
Jonathan Blood 
Samuel Hartwell 
Ezekiel Shattuck 
David Lakin 
Nathaniel Blanchard 
James Woods 
Oliver Kemp 
Solomon Gillson 
Shattuck Blood Ju' 
Jonas Tarbell 
Oliver Fletcher Ju' 
John Blood 
Salmon Lawrence 
Oliver Woods 
Oliver Shed 
Oliver Shed Jur 
Eben Tarbell 
Joseph Frost 
Royal Blood 23 

D 1787 

Israel Hobart 



Harvard March y-' 21 1787 
A return Of the names of those that Came before me that belotig to 
the Town of Groton in the County of Middlesex, and took and 
sztbcribed the Oath of Allegiance to the Commonwelth of Massa- 
chusetts, and Delivered up their arms according to law. there 
names are as folhnvs. Viz 

Joseph Wetherbee of Groton Blacksmith 
Ebenezer Farnsworth of Groton Laboror 
Abel Wetherbee of Groton Laboror 
Eleazer Davis of Groton Cordwainer 



184 Groton during the Revolution 

Abel Morse of Groton wheelwright 
Jesse Stone of Groton Laboror 
Abel Davis Jun- of Groton a miner 
BenJ Frost of Groton a miner 
Timothy Stone of Groton a miner 
Joseph Park of Groton yeomon 
John Moore of Groton yeomon 
John park Jun' of Groton stone cutter 

JosiAH Whitney fas', peace 
To THE Town Clark of Groton 

[Addressed] To M'' Isaac Farnsworth Groten town Clark 

[Indorsed] Justice Whitneys return put in to my hand by Jonas Stone 
Sunday April 8'!' 1787 



To THE Town Clerk of Groton 
Sir 

I herewith Exhibit the Name of y*" person in Groton who has 
taken and Subscribed the Oath of allegiance to y" Commonwealth 
of Massachusetts before me and delivered up his Arm agreeable 

to Law viz Robert Ames 

Eben" Champney J Pads 
March 23 1787 



To THE Town Clerk of Groton, 

Sir, 

I herewith Exhibit the names of such persons in the Town of 

Groton, as have taken & Subscribed the oath of Allegiance to this 

Commonwealth, before me, & Delivered up their arms agreeably to 

Law ; viz. 

Moody Chase 
Joseph Allen 
Jacob Chase 
Jonathan Tarbell 
Thomas Tarbell 
Solomon Tarbell 
William Lawrance 
Asa Lawrance 



The Shays Rebellion 185 

Abel Stevens 
Jonas Blood 
Samuel Hodgskin 
Benj'^ Morse 
Samuel Morse 

I am, sir, y' Humble Ser' 

Oliver Prescott Just peace 

N. B. Jonas Blood had no Gun & very poor and week in body 
& mind 

[Addressed] Town Clerk of Groton 



March 23'.' 1787. 



Pepperrell March 23: 1787 

This may certify that Joh[n] Bowers Peter Blood Asa Blood and 
Oliver Parker of Groton have delivered up there arms and taken 
the oath of Allegiance according to Law 

before me W- V-r^zcott Justice of Peace 

[Addressed] To the Town Clerk of Groton 



July 

August 4 
August 1 1 
Septemb"^^' i 
Sept 6 
Sept 15 

Sept. 22 

Septem 
October 
Octob 27 



1788 To the Gentlemen SelectMen 

To tod 4 mugs sider 2 mugs 
To liquor 

To 4 mugs of tod 2 mug of cider 
To Flip tod and brandy 
To 4 mugs of flip I half-pint of brandy 
To 4 mugs of flip 
To tod flip and brand 
To hors bating 

To the comty by order of the selectmen 
To 4 mugs of tod 3 mug of Hip 
To 4 mugs of and i Pint of brandy 
To 6 mugs of tod 4 mug of lip 
2 mugs of sider 






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Novemb i 


To I Quort of brandy 4 mugs of 




flip 2 sheets paper 


Nouem 15 


To Liquor and Paper 


Nov 22 


To 2 mugs of tod 




To brandy and tod 


December 18 


To Liquor 




To I mug of fiip 


gene way 1 


To flip and tod and biscit 


genew 19 


To Vittles and drink 




To 2 horses up to hay 


Febrewary 2 


To I mug of tod I glass of brandy 




4 sheets of paper 




To 2 mug tod 2 mug of flip 




To 2 horsbtins to 2 mugs of tod 




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To 2 mugs of sider 2 mugg of tod 




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To 2 mugs of flip 4 mug of tod 




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To I half mug of tod i gil of brandy 


Febrewary 12 


To flip and tod and sider 


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To Liquor 


Febre 20 


To Liquor and hors bating 


Feb 23 


To Liquor 






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Stamp 



Issued under the Act of jj6^ 



Revolutionary Items 189 



Revolutionary Items 

The following articles relating to the Revolutionary period 
have already been printed, for the most part, in the " Groton 
Historical Series." As a matter of general convenience both 
to the reader and the student, they are now brought together 
in this volume where they have been arranged mainly in 
chronological order. In a few instances, however, changes 
have been made in the body of the article, when it is not 
given as a quotation. 



The Stamp Act 

I give herewith an engraving of a half-crown stamp, in 
exact size, issued under the authority of the famous Act of 
1765, which was afifixed to certain papers, documents, etc., by 
order of the British government. It was the resistance to 
this impost, on the part of the American colonies, that brought 
about their separation from the mother country. The Act 
was soon repealed, however, as the crown authorities found 
it impossible to enforce the law. On a public occasion once, 
in an after-dinner speech on April 19, 1850, Mr. Edward 
Everett, holding up a specimen of the stamp, said : " Yes, sir, 
that bit of dingy blue paper, stamped with the two and six- 
pence sterling, created the United States of America, and 
cost Great Britain the brightest jewel in her crown." 

In the autumn of 1854 I procured at the American legation 
in London one of these memorable stamps. A few years 
previously a certain number of them had been found by the 



190 Groton during the Revolution 

Commissioners of Inland Revenue during their removal from 
Old Broad Street to the Somerset House, London. Some of 
the specimens were given at the time to Americans who were 
interested in the matter ; and it was one of these that I was 
lucky enough to obtain. 

Apparently with a die an impression was made on faded 
blue paper pasted over parchment, and fastened to the back 
of it by a narrow strip of tin-foil ; and a small piece of white 
paper, bearing a device as described below, was stuck over 
the ends of the tin-foil. The impression on the blue paper is 
not very deep, but yet quite distinct. It contains a crown, 
with the word America over the top, and the letter A on one 
side ; and the money value of the stamp is given at the bot- 
tom. In the centre of the impression is a double Tudor rose 
surrounded by the motto of the Order of the Garter. In the 
cut the foil is represented on the right of the rose. The coun- 
ter-stamp, or small piece of white paper which was stuck over 
the ends of the tin-foil on the back, has a crown with the 
letters " G R," — one letter on each side, — and the figure 3 
slightly below ; and a double cipher or monogram of G. R. 
under the whole. 

The blue stamps were intended for deeds, wills, and other 
formal documents, and the price varied according to circum- 
stances. All the specimens that I have seen appear to have 
been cut out of the corners of parchment, which have been 
duly embossed, but never used, as the odious Act was re- 
pealed so soon. 

The stamps for " paper for printing " were made by a cut 
or a die. I have seen a copy of " The Halifax Gazette : 
or the Weekly Advertiser," Thursday, February 13, 1766, 
which bears on the last page such a stamp in red ink, to 
which has been added a rude engraving in type-metal, rep- 
resenting the Devil with a four-tined fork, on his domestic 
hearth, in the act of pitching the stamp into the fiery furnace. 

In the Supplement to Lossing's " Pictorial Field Book of 
the Revolution " (II. 877) is given an engraving of what pur- 



Revolutionary Items 191 

ports to be one of the stamps made for the American colonies 
in 1765, but this is an error. It is not a stamp struck for the 
colonies at all, but for home use in England, and does not 
bear the word America over the crown. 



The Tea Tax 

The following " Proceedings " are taken from " The Boston 
Evening-Post," January 3, 1774. It will be noticed that the 
meeting was held on the day of the Boston Tea- Party. 

Proceedings of the Town of Groton. 

AT a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the 
Town of Groton, assembled at the Public Meeting-House in 
said Town, on Thursday, Dec. i6th, 1773. 

To Consider what is proper for this Town to do relative to the 
large quantities of TEA, belonging to the Hon. East-India Com- 
pany, arrived and expected to arrive in this Province, subject to an 
American Duty. 

Chose JAMES PRESCOTT, Esq ; Moderator. 

Then the Committee of Correspondence for said Town laid be- 
fore them a Letter which had been agreed upon by the Committees 
of several Towns, to be sent to all the Towns in this Province, in 
order to know their minds at this critical Juncture ; and having 
read the same, as also the Votes and proceedings of the Town of 
Boston, at their late Town Meetings in Nov. last: — The Town 
came into the following Resolves and Votes unanimously, 

That we highly approve of the Conduct of the Town of Boston 
at their late Town Meetings aforesaid, and the several Resolves 
they came into, relative to the TEAS sent by the East-India Com- 
pany to America. — And as we Esteem the late Act of Parliament 
for the benefit of said India Company as an intoUerable Grievance, 
and a very subtle plan of the Ministry to ensnare and enslave the 
Americans, preferring the Public Happiness to our own private 
advantage. We will readily afford all the assistance in our Power, 
to the Town of Boston and all other of our opprest American 



192 Groton during the Revolution 

Brethren, and heartily unite with them in every Constitutional 
method, to oppose this and every other scheme that shall appear 
to us, to be subversive of American Rights and Liljerties, and dis- 
honorary to his Majesty's Crown and Dignity, at the risque of our 
Lives and Substance. 

Voted, That our most Cordial Thanks be presented to the In- 
habitants of the Town of Boston, for their wise, prudent and spirited 
Conduct at this alarming Crisis, and for their repeated Vigilance 
and unwearied Endeavours, to recover and preserve the Rights and 
Liberties of America. 

Upon a motion made, Voted unanimously. That the Inhabitants 
of this Town, will not buy, sell, or make use of any TEA, while 
subject to an American Duty. 

Voted, That the Committee of Correspondence for this Town, be 
desired to wait upon the several Shop-keepers and Traders, within 
this Town, and desire them not to buy, sell or any way dispose of 
any TEA while subject to an American duty, as they would avoid 
the odium of the Town. 

Voted, That the Committee of Correspondence for this Town be 
desired to forward an attested Copy of the Proceedings of this 
Meeting, to the Committee of Correspondence in the Town of 
Boston. 

Voted, That this meeting be dissolved. — And it was accordingly 
dissolved. A true Copy. Attested. 

OLIVER PRESCOTT, Town-Clerk. 

AT a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Groton, 
Assembled May 8th, 1773. 
Voted and chose James Prescott Esq ; Oliver Prescott Esq ; and 
jFosiah Sawtell Gent, a Committee of Correspondence for the 
Town of Groton, unanimously. 

Attest, OLIVER PRESCOTT, Town-Clerk. 



Revolutionary Items 193 



The Boston Port Bill 

Colonel Thomas W. Higginson, on page 174 of his " Young 
Folks' History of the United States" (1898), speaks of the 
effect of the Boston Port Bill on the public mind, and says : — 

Of course, the sympathy of other towns, and even of the other col- 
onies, was at once excited. So a great variety of gifts began to be 
sent into the suffering town, — grain from Groton, and salt fish from 
Marblehead, and a flock of two hundred and fifty sheep from 
Windham, Conn. The southern colonies sent flour and rice ; 
and the middle colonies corn and iron ; and many towns sent 
money for the poor ; so that the effect of the Boston Port Bill was 
entirely diiiferent from what the British Government expected. 

In this description Colonel Higginson took his main facts 
from Volume IV. (fourth series) of the " Collections of the 
Massachusetts Historical Society," where is found a copious 
correspondence between a committee of the town of Boston 
and various contributors for the relief of the sufferers by the 
Boston Port Bill. The following letter written by the town 
clerk of Groton and the reply by the Boston Overseers of the 
Poor, found on pages 7-10 of the volume, are highly creditable 
to all concerned : — 

Groton, June zSth, 1774. 

Gentlemen, — The inhabitants of the Town of Groton, in gen- 
eral, are deeply affected with a sense of our public calamities, and 
more especially the distresses of our brethren in the Capital of the 
Province, as we esteem the act of blocking up the harbor of Boston 
replete with injustice and cruelty, and evidently designed to compel 
the inhabitants thereof to submission of taxes imposed upon them 
without their consent, and threatens the total destruction of the lib- 
erties of all British America. We ardently desire a happy union 
with Great Britain and the Colonies, and shall gladly adopt every 
measure consistent with the dignity and safety of British subjects 
for that purpose. 

13 



194 Groton during the Revolution 

In full confidence that the inhabitants of the Town of Boston 
will, in general, exhibit examples of patience, fortitude and perse- 
verance, while they are called to endure this oppression for the 
preservation of the liberties of their country, and in token of our 
willingness to afford all suitable relief to them in our power, a 
number of inhabitants of this Town have subscribed, and this day 
sent forty bushels of grain, part rye and part Indian corn, to be de- 
livered to the Overseers of the Poor of said Town of Boston, not 
doubting but the same will be suitably applied for that purpose ; 
and we earnestly desire you will use your utmost endeavor to pre- 
vent and avoid all mobs, riots, and tumults, and the insulting of 
private persons and property. And while the farmers are cheerfully 
resigning part of their substance for your relief, we trust the mer- 
chants will not oppress them by raising upon the goods which they 
have now on hand and heretofore purchased. And may God pros- 
per every undertaking which tends to the salvation of the people. 

We are. Gentlemen, your friends and fellow-countrymen. In the 
name and by order of the Committee of Correspondence for the 
Town of Groton. 

Oliver Prescott, Clerk. 

To THE Overseers of the Town of Boston. 

Boston, July 5th, 1774. 

Sir, — Your obliging letter directed to the Overseers of the Poor of 
this Town, together with a generous present from a number of the in- 
habitants of the Town of Groton, for the relief of such inhabitants 
of this Town as may be sufferers by the Port Bill, is come to hand. 
In behalf of the Committee of this Town, appointed for the reception 
of such kind donations, I am now to return to you and the rest of 
our benefactors the most sincere thanks. The gentlemen may be 
assured their donations will be applied to the purpose they intend. 
We are much obliged to you for the wise cautions given in your let- 
ter, and we shall use our best endeavors that the inhabitants of this 
Town may endure their sufferings with dignity, that the glorious 
cause for which they suffer may not be reproached. We trust that 
the non-consumption agreement, which we hear is making progress 
in the country, will put it out of the power of any of the merchants 
to take unreasonable advantage of raising the prices of their goods. 
You will, however, remember, that many heavy articles, such as 



Revolutionary Items 195 

nails, &c., will be attended with considerable charge in transporting 
them from Salem. As the bearer is in haste, I must conclude, 
with great regard for your Committee of Correspondence and the 
inhabitants of the Town of Groton. 

Sir, your friend and fellow-countryman, 

Signed by order of the Overseers of the Poor, 

Sam. Partridge. 

To THE Committee of the Town of Groton, 
IN Massachusetts. 



Committee of Correspondence 

September 6, 1774. 

THE Inhabitants of the Town of Littleton being assembled at 
the Meeting-House in said Town ; First voted and chose Mr. 
Robert Harris Moderator of said Meeting. 

2. Chose Captain Jonathan Reed, Mr. Robert Harris and Mr. 
Aaron Jewett, a Committee of Correspondence for Littleton. 

3. Voted that the present Committee should go to Groton, to 
meet the Committees of the several Towns in the Neighbourhood on 
Friday next, agreeable to the Desire of said Committees. 

4. Voted, That the Proceedings of this Meeting be published in 
the publick News-Papers. 

A true copy of the Proceedings, 
Attest. OLIVER HOAR, Town-Clerk. 

"The Boston-Gazette, and Country Journal," Monday, September 19, 1774. 



Rev. Samuel Dana 

It is well known that the Reverend Samuel Dana, minister 
of Groton from the year 1761 to 1775, at the outbreak of the 
Revolution, was in sympathy with the Crown. His political 
views made him unpopular, and caused his dismissal from the 
parish. An account of the difificulties is given in Mr. Butler's 
History (pages 1 79-181). The following notice, by no means 
clearly expressed, is found in "The New-England Chronicle: 
or, the Essex Gazette," June 8, 1775 : — 



196 Groton during the Revolution 

Groton, May 15th, 1775. 

THE Inhabitants of Groton in Town-Meeting assembled, the 
Rev. Samuel Dana offered that to the Town with Regard to 
his political Principles and Conduct, with which the Town voted 
themselves fully satisfied, and that he ought to enjoy the Privi- 
leges of Society in common with other Members, and we hope this, 
with the following by him subscribed, will be fully satisfactory to 
the Publick. 

Oliver Prescott, \ ^ 

T r, ^^ 1 Committee of 

James Frescott, J -^ 

7- • i o ^ 7/ \ Correspofiaence 

Jostan Ciartell^ \ ^ 

Isaac Farnsworth, \ -^ 

Moses Child, ] ^^°^°^- 

I The Subscriber, being deeply affected with the Miseries bro't on 
this Country, by a horrid Thirst for ill-got Wealth and unconsti- 
tutional Power — and lamenting my Unhappiness, in being left to 
adopt Principles in Politics different from the Generality of my 
Countrymen ; and thence to conduct in a Manner that has but too 
justly excited the Jealously and Resentment of the true Sons of 
Liberty against me, earnestly desirous, at the same Time, to give 
them all the Satisfaction in my Power ; do hereby sincerely ask 
Forgiveness of all such for whatever I have said or done, that had 
the least Tendency to the Injury of my Country, assuring them that 
it is my full Purpose, in my proper Sphere, to unite with them, in all 
those laudable and fit Measures, that have been recommended by 
the Continental and Provincial Congresses, for the Salvation of this 
Country, hoping my future Conversation and Conduct will fully 
prove the Uprightness of my present Professions. 

SAMUEL DANA. 
Groton, May 22, 1775. 

"The Essex Gazette" newspaper, at the beginning of the 
Revolution, was removed from Salem to Cambridge, where it 
was published under the name of " The New-England Chron- 
icle : or, the Essex Gazette." It was printed in Stoughton 
Hall, Harvard College, and the first number under its new 
title is dated May 12, 1775. 



Revolutionary Items 197 

The following paper is found in Peter Force's " American 
Archives" (fourth series, II. 1109) : — 

To the Honourable Gentlemeri of the Provincial Congress of New- 
Hampshire : 
That whereas, Jason Russell and John Tarbell^ both of Mason, 
in said Province, did, in a felonious manner, on or about the 20th 
of May last, retire to a pasture in said Town belonging to Samuel 
Dana, of Groton, and took from thence a three year heifer, and 
killed and converted it to their own use ; whereupon, early notice 
being given to the Committee for said Town, they met, and required 
of the offenders full satisfaction therefor, but each of them peremp- 
torily refusing to comply therewith : The advice of Committees from 
the neighbouring Towns being called in, viz : New-Ipswich and 
Teniple, and the criminals being cited to appear before said Com- 
mittees, not only neglected to make their appearance before us, 
but, as we learn, have fled to the Army ; and finding ourselves unable 
to settle the unhappy difficulty by reason of their escape, came into 
the following Resolution, viz : 

Resolved, To refer the matter to your judicious consideration, 
begging that you will, in your wisdom, take cognizance of the 
offence, and deal with them in this and in such like case for the 

future. 

Ephraim Adams, Chairtnan. 

David Blodgett, Scribe. 
Mason, June 26, 1775. 

It is probable that Mr. Dana's tory proclivities at this period 
had some connection with the affair. John Tarbell, who is 
mentioned in the preamble, was of Groton descent. 



Rev. Samuel Webster s Sermoit 

The following is the title of a sermon, mentioned on page 4, 
which was preached before the Groton minute-men, on Feb- 
ruary 21, 1775 : — 



198 Groton during the Revolution 

Rabshakeh's Proposals | Considered, | in a | SERMON, | De- 
livered at Groton \ February 21, 1775. | At the Desire of the 
Officers of the | Companies of Minute Men in that | Town. | By 
I Samuel Webster, A.M. | Pastor of the Church at Temple, | 
in New-Hampshire. || Boston : Printed and Sold by Edes and 
Gill, in Queen-Street. 1775. 8vo. pp. 30. 

The sermon is singularly meagre in details, and made up 
largely of theological opinion, perhaps as valuable now as 
then, but not so highly prized. The author says that a large 
majority of the town, agreeably to the plan of the Provincial 
Council, had promised to hold themselves in prompt readiness 
to act in the service of their country. 



Parole and Countersign 

According to the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Histor- 
ical Society (XV. loi) for October, 1876, the parole at the 
camp in Cambridge on the night of May 21, 1775, was 
" Groton," and the countersign " Pepperell." These words, 
doubtless, were suggested by Colonel Prescott, a native of 
Groton and a resident of Pepperell, who was then command- 
ing a regiment in the Provincial Army. 



Battle of Bunker Hill 
Grot07i Men Killed in the Fight 

One commissioned officer and ten enlisted men, residents 
of Groton, were either killed or mortally wounded at the Battle 
of Bunker Hill. The roll of honor comprises the names of 
Lieutenant Amaziah Fassett, who fell wounded and died a 
prisoner in Boston, a few days later, on July 5 ; Sergeant Ben- 
jamin Prescott, eldest son of the Honorable James Prescott, 



Revolutionary Items 199 

and nephew of Colonel William Prescott, the commander on 
the American side ; and Privates Abraham Blood, Chambers 
Corey, James Dodge, Peter Fisk, Stephen Foster, Simon 
Hobart, Jonathan Jenkins, Robert Parker, and Benjamin 
Woods. 

This loss was the largest suffered by any one town in the 
battle, and shows the patriotic character of the citizens at 
that period. These soldiers were serving in five different 
companies of Colonel Prescott's regiment, and their names 
now appear on the bronze tablets which have been placed on 
Bunker Hill by the city of Boston in memory of the brave 
men who fell in that historic engagement. It is highly prob- 
able that Amos Fisk, killed in the battle, was another Groton 
soldier who fell on that day. See page 45 for a statement of 
the facts. 

Colonel Prescott, the commander of the American forces, 
and at least three of the Pepperell soldiers who lost their 
lives in the fight, were natives of Groton. 

Error on Bunker Hill Tablets 

In connection with the names that are given on the tablets 
set up by the city, there is a singular error worth noting. 
David Kemp, of Groton, is named as one of the men who was 
killed on the Seventeenth, though fortunately he was only 
captured in that engagement, and afterward was carried to 
Halifax, By mistake he was reported as dying while a pris- 
oner in Boston, and for a long time his family mourned him 
as dead. It is not recorded when they first heard of his 
safety, but probably it was many months after the battle. 

In " The Boston-Gazette, and Country Journal " (Water- 
town), July 29, 1776, it is said : — 

Last Tuesday Evening came to town from Halifax, Lieut. Scott 
of Peterborough, in New Hampshire Government, who was wounded 
and taken Prisoner at the memorable Battle of Bunker Hill the 
17th of June, 1775, and has been a Prisoner ever since. He 



200 Groton during the Revolution 

informs, That he with 13 others broke Goal about 5 Weeks ago, 
and betook themselves to the Woods, where they seperated ; that 
Captain Martindale and his first and second Lieutenants, John 
Brown Rifleman Leonard Briggs of Ware, and himself arrived at 
Truro at the head of Cobbecut river, after a travel of 3 days, where 
they procured a boat and got to the Eastward ; that Richard 
Carpenter formerly Barber in this Town, Philip Johnson Beak, 
David Kemp of Groton, and Corporal Cruse of Virginia, and two 
others took the road to Windsor where they were apprehended and 
confined in irons ; that Benjamin Willson of Billerica, one of the 
Bunker Hill Prisoners, died lately [on June 10, 1776,] in goal ; and 
that he left Master James Lovell still confin'd, in high health and 
spirits. 

From the foregoing newspaper account it appears that 
David Kemp did not die in Boston on September 10, 1775, 
as is recorded on the Company Return (LVI. 70) among the 
Massachusetts Archives ; and furthermore, that he vi^as alive 
nearly one year after the memorable engagement. The fol- 
lowing petition, printed in the Journal of the Massachusetts 
House of Representatives, September 13, 1776, gives the 
exact date of Kemp's escape as well as other interesting 
facts : — 

A petition of David Kemp^ of Groton, setting forth, that his son 
David Ketnp, jun. a soldier in Capt. Parker's company, in Col. 
Prescofs regiment, was taken prisoner at the Battle of Bunker's- 
Hill, the IT ih June, lyjs, and carried to Halifax, where he re- 
mained till the 13th June last ; that he was not made up in said 
Parker's roll, only to the 17th June, therefore praying that his 
wages to this time may be allowed him. 

Read and committed to Capt. Kimball, Mr. Ingals and Mr. 
White. (Page 104.) 

A Groton Man Shot Pitcairn 

In a note-book of the Reverend Jeremy Belknap, accord- 
ing to an extract printed in the Proceedings (XIV. 93) of 
the Massachusetts Historical Society for June, 1875, it is 
recorded : — 



Revolutionary Items 201 

A negro man belonging to Groton, took aim at Major Pitcairne, 
as he was rallying the dispersed British Troops, & shot him thro' 
the head, he was brought over to Boston & died as he was landing 
on the ferry ways. 

It has long been known that Pitcairn was killed by a negro, 
but this is the first account which has ever connected him 
with Groton. 

First Man to Fire 

In the account of Chelmsford, prepared by Henry S. Per- 
ham for Kurd's " History of Middlesex County " (II. 249), is 
found the epitaph of Joseph Spaulding, who died in that town 
on July 31, 1820. It is there stated that: — 

He was among the brave asserters & defenders of the liberties 
of his country at Bunker Hill, where he opened the battle by firing 
upon the enemy before orders were given : &, after enjoying for 
many years the blessings of civil & religious liberty in common with 

others 

He, " sunk to rest 
With all his countrys honors blest." 



First Man Killed 

Amos Foster, a private in Captain Walker's company. 
Colonel Bridge's regiment, writes, under date of August 3, 
1825, as follows: — 

I was close by Asa Pollard [of Billerica] when he was killed. 
He was the first man that was killed. The ball struck the ground 
and hopped along before it struck him. 

Foster's letter is printed in " The New England Historical 
and Genealogical Register" (XII. 121, 122) for April, 1858. 
Substantially the same statement appears in the Genealogical 
Register of Hazen's "History of Billerica" (page 113). 



20 2 Groton during the Revolution 

First Man Wounded 

In Holland's " History of Western Massachusetts " (H. 420), 
the author says : — 

At the battle of Bunker Hill, Aaron Barr of Myrifield [now the 
town of Rowe] was the first wounded man brought into Cambridge, 
from the field. He belonged to Capt. Maxwell's company. He 
was struck by a cannon ball in the morning, had his leg taken off, 
and died the same day. 

There has been a discrepancy of statement in regard to 
the first man killed in the action, as some persons claim the 
distinction for Pollard, and others for Barr. The evidence 
appears to be that Pollard was killed instantly, while Barr 
was carried from the field and died some hours later in Cam- 
bridge. The authority for the statement that Barr was the 
first man killed is the following writing pasted on the Com- 
pany Roll among the Massachusetts Archives: " Aron Barr, 
the first man killed on Bunker Hill June 16 [^sic~\, ijyS-" It 
appears to have been placed there many years ago, but long 
after the date of the original record. He was a member of 
Captain Maxwell's company. Colonel Prescott's regiment, and 
not of Captain Nutting's company, as stated in the volume of 
" Bunker-Hill Memorial Tablets" (page 80, Jiote'), published 
by the city of Boston. 

Last Man to Leave the Field 

In Glazier's " History of Gardner," Massachusetts (page 25), 
it is recorded that David Foster " was engaged in the Revo- 
lutionary war nine months, and was the last man who fled 
from the enemy at the battle of Bunker hill." 

DIED — In Andover, Dea. Isaac Abbott, 91. He was the last 
to leave the held at the battle of Bunker Hill." 
" Boston Daily Advertiser," August 13, 1836. 

I leave it for others to settle the discrepancy between these 
two statements. 



Revolutionary Items 203 

A71 Anniversary of the Fight 

The following notice of a death is given in "The Boston 
Recorder," July 22, 1847: — 

In Jamaica, Vt., June 15, Mr. Eleazer Randall, 94, a native of 
New Braintree, Mass. He was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and 
was buried 17th June, 1847, at 'the same hour of the day in which 
he was engaged in conflict. 



Rev. Joseph Thaxter, of Edgartown 

Professor Franklin B. Dexter, of Yale University, writes me, 
under date of November 18, 1896, that he has temporarily in 
his possession a copy of President Quincy's Memoir of Josiah 
Quincy, Jr., which contains an interesting note on a fly-leaf. 
The book was presented to the Reverend Joseph Thaxter 
(H. C. 1768), of Edgartown, by Abbott Lawrence, on June 
17, 1825, when the corner-stone of the Bunker Hill Monu- 
ment was laid at Charlestown. The note is in the hand- 
writing of Mr. Thaxter, and reads as follows : — 

This was given me by the son of Cap! [Samuel] Lawrence of 
Groton who belonged to Prescots minute Regiment to which I be- 
longed & to whom I preached a military sermon at a regimental 
muster at Westford the Fall before the Concord Fight. John 
Robinson of Westford was the Lieutenant Col° & led the People 
with Major Buttericks at Concord Bridge. Cap' Lawrence was at 
his Sons in Boston. It gave me Pleasure to see him the 17 of June 
at Breeds Hill. 

In the year 1774 Mr. Thaxter was preaching as a candidate 
at Westford, and later received a call to be settled as the min- 
ister of the town, which he declined. He served as a chaplain 
in the army for a while, and in 1780 became the pastor of the 
church at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, where he remained 
until his death, on July 18, 1827. 



2 04 Groton during the Revolution 



Petitions and Accounts 

The following Petitions and Accounts, relating to Groton 
soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill, are found in the printed 
Journal of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, under 
their respective dates as noted : — 

Tuesday, October 17, 1775 (Afternoon). 
A Petition of Oliver Prescot, praying Compensation for a Fire- 
lock and Accoutrements supply'd by him io James Dodge^ who fell 
in Batde at Bunker's-Hill. 

Read and committed to Mr, Wood, Col, Grout zxidi yix.Hayward. 
(Page 172.) 

Asa Lawrence's Petition, praying for Allowance for Cash ex- 
pended in procuring Tools for Gun Smiths, on Desire of the Com- 
mittee of Safety, together with his Account. 

Read and committed to the Committee on Accounts. 

(Page 172.) 

Thursday, October 19, 1775. 

THE Committee on the Petition of Oliver Prescot, praying 
Compensation for a Firelock and Accoutrements supplied 
by him to Jafnes Prescot [Dodge], as is set forth in the Petition; 
made Report, which was ordered to lie for the present. 
(Page 174.) 

Thursday, December 7, 1775. 
An Account oi Jonathan Tarbell, for Time of his Servant, Gun, 
&c. and Cloathing, lost in the Battle of the 19th of April\2,s\. ; com- 
mitted to the Committee appointed to consider the Losses sustained 
in the Battle of the 17th oijune last. 
(Page 23.) 

Thursday, March 21, 1776 (Afternoon). 
An Account of David Kemp, for Loss of Cloaths and other Arti- 
cles, sustained by his late Son David Keinp, taken in the Engage- 
ment on B linker' %-\M\\\, on the seventeenth of June last, and since 
dead. [See page 200.] 



Revolutionary Items 205 

Read and thereupon Resolved, That there be paid out of the 
public Treasury of this Colony, \.o James Prescott, Esq ; for the Use 
of David Kemp, the Father of the deceased, the Sum oifive Poimds, 
in full. Sent up for Concurrence. 

An Account of James Frescott, Esq ; for Loss of Cloaths and 
other Articles sustained by his Son Benjamin Prescott, killed in the 
Battle of Charlestozvn, on the seventeenth of June 1775, with a 
Report thereon. 

Read, and thereupon Resolved, That there be paid out of the 
public Treasury of this Colony to James Prescott, Esq ; the Sum 
of Jour Pounds eighteen Shillings and eight Pence, in full for the 
Articles lost when his Son Benjamin Prescott, was killed in the 
Battle of the seventeenth oijune last. 

Sent up for Concurrence. 

(Page 29.) 

Benjamin Prescott v\:as the eldest child of the Honorable 
James and Susanna (Lawrence) Prescott, and born on April 
i6» 1753- Hs was a minute-man in Captain Asa Lawrence's 
company, which marched to Cambridge, on April 19, 1775, 
and was a sergeant in Captain Moors's command at the Battle 
of Bunker Hill. In " The Prescott Memorial " (page 74), by 
Dr. William Prescott, it is said that Benjamin was a Lieuten- 
ant ; but this is an error. For a short notice of him, see 
Richard Frothingham's " History of the Siege of Boston " 
(page 175), where he is again spoken of as a Lieutenant. 



The Poor of Boston 

During the siege of Boston many of the inhabitants re- 
tired to other places in the State ; and certain families, unable 
to do likewise for want of means, were assigned to par- 
ticular towns and sent at the public expense. The following 
extract from the printed Journal of the House of Representa- 
tives, November 3, 1775, seems to indicate that the Selectmen 



2o6 Groton during the Revolution 

of Newburyport had asked to be relieved from the care of 
certain families sent to that town ; and at the same time it 
gives the names of some who came to this neighborhood : — 

The Committee on the Memorial of the Selectmen of Newhiiry- 
Port, reported. 

Read and accepted, and Resolved, that the Poor of the Town of 
Boston, that are now in the Town of Newbury-Port, be destined in 
the Manner following, viz. 

To the Town of Groton, Capt. Phillip Bass, \N\ie, and three Chil- 
dren ; the Widow Bounds and two Children, and Peter Mers and 
Wife. 

Andover. — Christopher Brazen and Wife, and five Children ; 
Christopher Brazen, jun, Wife and one Child ; James Ilenckes, Wife 
and two Children ; Lewis Pollings and Wife. 

Leominster. — Mrs. Joanna Trovoy & three Children ; Ambross 
Colby, Wife and three Children ; Mrs. Patterson and two Children ; 
Mrs. Mary Calf and Daughter in Law, and two Children. 

Lunenburg. — IValter Piper,Wiie and five Children ; Walter Piper, 
jun. Wife and Mother, and seven Children ; Joseph Grant 3ind Wife, 
and Mother and four Children. 

Littleton — T\\&\^\do\v Elizabeth Bascom; the Widow Johnson; 
the Widow Mary York. 

And the Selectmen of the Towns of Groton, Andover, Leominster, 
Lunenburg and Littleton, are directed to apply to the Selectmen of 
Netvbury-Port for their Proportion of said Poor, and by receiving a 
Certificate that they are of the Poor of Bostofi, and their Names , 
Age, and the Time when they came out of Boston ; and they are to 
transport them to their several Towns, according to their Destina- 
tion, and to be paid out of the public Treasury for the Cost in 
procuring and Transporting said Poor of Boston to their respective 
Towns ; and the Secretary is hereby directed to furnish each of the 
Towns of Groton, Andover, Leominster, Lunenburg and Littleton, 
with an attested Copy of this Resolve, as soon as may be. 

Sent up for Concurrence. 

(Pages 227, 228.) 



Revolutionary Items 207 



Coat Rolls 

The following copies are made from the original papers 
among the Massachusetts Archives, found in the two volumes 
marked " Coat Rolls " on the back. Under an early Resolve 
passed by the Provincial Congress, each soldier of the Province 
was entitled to a coat, and, so far as was practicable, one made 
in his own town. This item proved to be of some importance 
toward the soldier's pay, and was duly claimed by every man, 
or by his heirs, if he himself did not live to draw the coat. 
The various orders for these coats, still on file at the State 
House, contain many historical facts and other minor details 
not recorded elsewhere. The orders, hereinafter given, are 
found unnumbered in Volume LVII. of the " Revolutionary 
Papers," File 7. Fortunately the men could fight better 
than they spelled ; and their personal prowess outweighed 
any deficiency in their early education. 

Camp att Cambridge Nov! 17 : 1775 

To the Committy of Clothing in Wartertown 

Wee the Subscriber Belonging to groton In Cap* moors Compney 
In Coll W" Priscott Reg' Dirser [desire] you to Deliuer to Cap' 
Joseph Moors for Each of us a Coat menefactered att groton agaree- 
bell to the order of the Last Congerss 

Sam'-.'- farnsworth Josep moors Jur 
Abel amsden Benj. Sawtell 

Phins Hem en way 
Leonard Taylor 
JosEP Taylor 
Ephram Warren 
Oliver Tarbell 
Zac Longley 
13 Groton Co.its @ 23/9 ^o — 16 — 3 Joseph Taylor Jur 
7 Rehoboth D? 4 — i Phinhes Keemp 

I — o — 4 Dauid archidel 
Tiomothy Woods 
Tho': Coltns 



2o8 Groton during the Revolution 

Peter Davis 
Jonas Davis 
Joseph Gowing 
John Clough 
20 Eben"^ Purkins 

Rec'.' the Contents of the within Order as by my Receipt of this date 
on Book may appear 

Nov.' 17":' 1775 Joseph moors Cap^ 

[Indorsed] 20 Coats Del'' to Cap' Moors in Coll. Prescott Reg' Nov^ 17^' 
1775 



Sewells Point Novemf 16": 1775 

To the Comittee of Clothing in Watertown 

Wee the Subscribers Belonging to Groton in Cap' Henry Farwells 
Compney in Co- W^i Prescotts Regiment Desire you to Deliver 
Lieu' Benj? Ball for each one of us A Coat Manefactred at Groton 
A Greeable to the orders of the Last Congress 



Henery "'^Neill 
Jonathan Jenkins 



Nov! 16. 1775 Rec'' 25 Coats within 
named for which I have given a Rec' 
on Book of this Date 

Benj- Ball Leut 



[Sewall's Point is in that part of Brook- 
line, now known as Longwood.] 



JosiAH Stevens Sarf 
JosiAH Warren 
Zaccheus Farwell 
moses chase 
Asa White 
David Jenkins 
URIEL Whitney 
Joseph frost 
Ebenezer Kemp 
Ephraim Robbins 
William Derumple 
James Davis 
Jonas Brooks 
Joseph Page 
Joel Jenkins 
Peletiah Russell 
JoN^ Sawtell 
Nath Sawtell 

liis 

Daniel x Foster 

mark 



Revolutionary Items 209 

SamV Lawrence 
Frances White 
OBiDiAH Jenkins 
25 Phinehas Hubbard 

[Indorsed] Lieu'. Balls Rec'. for 25 Coats Cap'. Farwells Compy Col? Pres- 
cotts Reg'. Nov^ 16. 1775 



R'^ of the Barer Timothy Moors Three Coats one for Zac'" Longley 
one for Ep- Russell & one for Timothy moors all of Groton & all 
of my Company in Con" Prescotts Reg- 

Cambrige, October y? 26: 1775 ^ Henry FarWELL Capt 

test Ephraim Brown Benj* Ball Leu* 

JOSIAH RiCARDSON 

[Indorsed] 3 Coats Del'.' by the Selectmen of Groton to 3 men in the Army 
in Capt Farnwell Company in Col Prescoott Reg' Ocf: 28 



Cambrige Octobr 30 y<^ 1775 
To the Comity of Soplys Beples to Diliuer to Asa Lawrence Cap' 
in Colonel W- Presents Rigement Each a fusane [fustian] Coat to 
which our names are under Subcribe. 

Elisha Hoit John Kilburn 

Esekiel nutting David Prescott 

Jonathan woods Jonathan Capron 

Jacob Williams Ruben Woods 

Jeremiah HOBARt Asa Porter 

Nathaniel Shaduck ephraim nutting 

Obadiah Witherell Nehemiah Parker 

LouY Parker Abel Nutting 

Eleazer Parker Benj'^ Blood 

Lemuel Parker John Ames 

Lemuel Parker Jr Simeon Williams 

Daniel Shed Eleazer Green 

Joel Porter Nathan Cory 

Solomon Gilson Jonathan Colburn 
14 



2IO Groton during the Revolution 



Kiled & Taken 
Jeams Dogg [Dodge] 
Stephen Foster 
Abraham blood 
Ben- Wood 
Simon Hobart 
Robert Parker 



Robert Bizel 
JosiAH Lakin 
Jonas Tarbell 
Oliuer Patch 
Leme^^ Blood 
David Hason 
John Shiple 



[Indorsed] 35 Coats Del'.' to Cap' Lawrance Men in Coll Prescotts Reg'. 



To the honorbel Commete of Clothen plese to pay unto the 
barer hereof Elias Dickey what is alowed me for my Coat and you 
will oblidge your humble Ser? Benj^ Peirce 

Groton Apriel the 8 1777 

[Indorsed] p^ i Soldier in Capt Lawrances Compv in Col Prescotts Regt 
April 9"? 1777 



To The Honorable Commite of Clothing for the armey alt Cam- 
bridg for the year 1775 This may Certify that Benjamin Perce in 
my Companey and in Colonel Prescuts Rigement has not Rec'.' a 
Coat nor the pay for one according to a Resolve of Congress 

April th 7 >- 1777 ^^"^ Lawrence | | 



these May Certify that Oliver Parker of the late Capt Eph? 
coreys Company Never Reced his Coat nor the Value of itt he 
Belonging to Coll W" Prescotts Regiment 

Nath^- Sartell Z/ 

March 14"' 1776. 

[Indorsed] Cash Paid for i Coat to a Soldier in the late Cap' Corys Compv 
in Coll Prescotts Reg'. March 14'.'' 1776 



Revolutionary Items 211 

Groton February lo'!' 1776 
This may Certify that amos Farnsworth Belonging to my Company 
in Col" W"' Prescotts Reg' Last year has Never as yet Received a 
Coat or aney thing in Consequence thereof which was Promised to 
the Soldiars of the Colony of the Massachusetts-Bay By reason of 
his Being wounded and Sick and so Absent from Camp 

Henry Farwell Capt 

[Indorsed] p^' i Soldier in Capt Farnwellss Compv in Col Prescotts Reg' Feb 
le'^i 1776 



Groton Dece": i : 1775 
This Certifys that I have Impowed James Prescott Esqr to Draw 
all the wages Cloathing &c. that was Due to my late Husband Peter 
Fisk a Soldier in the american army under Capt. Parker in Co-' 
Prescotts ridgement, & Desire the Same may be Paid to him & his 
recipt shall be a full Discharge therefor 

her 

Abijah Prescott Rachel X Fisk 

I have re? of y" Com— pay for one Coate for my Son Benj^ 
Prescott Cap' moors Comp^ James Prescott 

[Indorsed] Cash Pai'.'for two Coats to i Soldier in Cap' Parkers Compy and 
I Soldier in Cap Moors Compy both in Coll Prescotts Reg' Jany 12 1776 



According to the following certificate Chambers Corey was 
killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He belonged in Groton, 
and his name duly appears in the list on the Bunker Hill tab- 
lets. Oliver Parker, who signs the certificate, was captain of 
the company at the time of the Battle. Captain Parker was 
the same person as Lieutenant Oliver Parker in Captain Law- 
rence's Company of minute-men, who marched from Groton 
to Cambridge on April 19. See Return on page 49, where 
is found an earlier record of Corey's death. The date of 
the paper is there incorrectly printed as October i, instead 
of October 7, 



2 12 Groton during the Revolution 

this may Sartefie whome it may Consarn that Charmbres Cory Son 
to Samwell Cory Never receued his Cote nor the money for it for 
he was in my Companey and was killed at Buncker Hill Jentelmen 
I Never had any Nolleg of any body Drawing any Cot or mony 
for y*" Decesed Charmbres Per me Oliver Parker Capt 

[Indorsed] [ ] Capt Parkers Comp in Col° Prescotts Regt June 20*'' 1776 



See page 200 for a notice of David Kemp, mentioned below. 

Groton Dace!: 6: 1775 
Sir please to pay to James Prescott Esqf all the Wages Due to 
my Son David Kemp & all the Cloathing Due to him &c & his 
recipt shall Discharge you in full & you will oblige your Hum! Ser? 
To Cap. Parker in Co'.' Prescott ridge'. DAUID KEEMP 

[Indorsed] Cash Paid in lieu of a Coat to A Soldier in Cap' Parkers Compy in 
Coll Prescott Reg'. Jany 12 1776 



To the CoMiTTY OF Clothing att Watteroun 
pleas to Pay Cap' Abijah Wyman 25 Shilling for a Coat granted 
me By the Honrebel Congress of this Provin I Being a Soldier In 
Cap* Wymans Compeny & Co!' Prescotts Reg' and Belong to the 
town of groton Daniel Gillson 

Cambredg November 10 1775 

the within Named person Belongs to my Company & pleas to 
Deliver the money to L' Brow Abijah Wyman Ca/' 

Dece' 28. 1775 

[Indorsed] Dannil Gilson order to the Committy of Supplys p'' i Soldier in 
Capt Wymans Compy in Prescotts Regt DeC: 29. 1775 ' — 5 — o 



To Cap' Joseph moors 

Please To Deliuer the Barer Abraham Ireland my Coat & this 
Shall Be your Discharge from me for the Same 

Nov'" y<; 9: 1775 Abraham Ireland Junr [of Lunenburg] 

we do hereby Cerety that the above named Abraham Ireland 
Jun' is a Soldier in our Company Joseph moors Cap- 

Isaac Dodge Lieft 



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Winter Hill Nov' y^^ i6 : 1775 
Re"* of George Kimball the Barer the Coat within mentioned and 
I Desier you would give him an order for the same 

To Cap' Joseph moors Abraham Ireland 

Watertown Nov'' y'^ 16"^ 1775 
Re'' of Cap' Joseph moors twenty five Shillings for the above 
mentioned Coat George Kimball 



Captain Corey s Company 

There v^^ere so many Groton men in Captain Corey's com- 
pany, that I give the Coat Roll in full. See page 49 for a 
list of the Groton members. Evidently, from their names, 
several of the company were negroes. 

Camp at Cambridge Od 31 : 1775 
to the CoMMiTE OF Clothing at wortertown we the Subcribers 
Whose Names are here under Ritten Belongeing to a Company 
Commanded by Eph- Corey in Coll William Prescott Reg- Desire 
you to Deliver a Coat for Each of us to L- Eph- Corey agreable to 
the orders of the Late Congress 

Silas Corey John Parker 

Joseph Skinner Cornelius Teigh 

MOSES Grimes John Whitney 

Eph- Wheeler Joseph gorson 

John Dwinell Benj- Bennet 

Oliver Laken michel Barney 

David Porter Smith Colborn 

Joseph mcfarling Ceaser Dickerson 

Samson Cobvrn D arias Hudson 

Abijah Lewis Cuff Hayes 

Philip Corey Cato Tufts 

Prince Hull Joseph Verriel 

Pomp Fisk Asa underwood 

TITUS COLBURN AbIAL PaRKER 

Richard Giles Ceaser Weatherbee 

Robart Parker Abel Parker 



2 14 Groton during the Revolution 

Chester Parker 

MATHEW Bright 

Benj';' Goold 

John Bodge 

Silas Taylor 

robart tyng 

Joseph adams 

Abner Whitney 

Benj- Parker 

James weir 42 Coats 

Rec? the Contents of the within Order 

Eph^ Corey Caf 

[Indorsed] 42 Coats Del'' to 42 of Cap' Corys men in Coll Prescott Reg 
(Massachusetts Archives, Revolutionary Papers, LVII. , File 7) 



Major Samuel Lawrence 

The following article on Major Samuel Lawrence, written 
by the late Miss Emily Seaver, of Rutland, Vermont, a great- 
granddaughter, was printed in " The American Monthly Mag- 
azine" (V. 107-110) for August, 1894, where it appears in 
connection with a similar sketch of Colonel Timothy Bige- 
low, of Worcester, under the heading of " Two Revolutionary 
Soldiers." It is a just tribute to the memory of an old 
soldier, and gives an interesting account of certain events 
in his life. He ended his days at Groton, on November 8, 
1827, surrounded by a large family of children, whom he lived 
to see grow up and prosper. 

Samuel Lawrence 

The following is a brief account of two soldiers of the Revolu- 
tion, written not because they were distinguished or great, but just 
because they were examples of the spirit and tone of the common 
people, for the time has passed away forever when History con- 



Revolutionary Items 215 

cerned herself only with the heroic deeds of kings and knights and 
lords, and we realize that we can best understand any great struggle 
by the record of the popular sentiment ; by the sacrifices the com- 
mon people were willing to make for it. Of the two portraits in this 
sketch, one is that of a farmer, a true son of the soil, the other a 
mechanic in what was then the first town of importance in Massa- 
chusetts. Unlike in all other circumstances, yet animated by the 
same spirit of patriotism, with " unfailing loyalty they gave all they 
had to give to the cause of their country's independence." 

Samuel Lawrence was the son of Captain Amos Lawrence, and 
descended from John Lawrence, who came over from England about 
1630. John settled originally in Watertown near Boston, but after- 
wards removed to Groton, about thirty miles inland, and was one 
of the original proprietors. Many of his descendants of the eighth 
generation are still living there. Samuel was born April 24, 1754. 
He was consequently just twenty-one at the commencement of the 
War of Independence. The news of the Concord fight reached 
Groton about ten o'clock on the morning of the eventful 19th of 
April. Samuel was a corporal in one of the Groton companies of 
Minute Men, and he was plowing his father's field in the sweet 
April sunshine, his neighbor, General Oliver Prescott, rode up, 
shouting, " Samuel, the British are coming ; notify your men ! " 
Leaving the plow and mounting the general's horse, Samuel made 
a circuit of seven miles, calling on all the men of his company, and 
returned to his father's house in fifty minutes. The company met 
at the church, where a brief religious service was held, arms and 
ammunition were distributed, and at one o'clock the two Groton 
companies and the Pepperell company were on the road and marched 
with all possible dispatch to Concord and Lexington. They were, 
however, too late to take part in the battle, and so marched on to 
Cambridge, where were the headquarters of the American Army, 
and that night, which marked the commencement of the siege of 
Boston, the Middlesex companies were on duty guarding the roads 
which led to the town. And now the militia from far and near 
flocked to Cambridge. Most of the farmers, hastening from the 
fields, brought nothing with them but their guns and the clothes 
they had on. It was, therefore, a welcome sight when, as soon as 
he could collect a wagonload of provisions, Captain Amos Lawrence 
drove to the lines with welcome stores for his son and neighbors. 



2i6 Groton during the Revolution 

The Middlesex regiment was commissioned May 26, and he was 
orderly to its commander, Colonel Prescott. The regiment took an 
active part in the battle of Bunker Hill. Ensign Lawrence was near 
Dr. Joseph Warren when he was shot. Captain Farwell, of his com- 
pany, was severely wounded, and he himself received a wound in 
the arm, while a bullet passed through his hat. Had he been a 
little taller it would have passed through his brain. Ensign, after- 
wards Adjutant, and then Major Lawrence, remained in the Army 
for more than three years, his regiment being in active service all 
the time in Massachusetts and New York, where he was on General 
Sullivan's staff ; in New London, and, finally, at the battle of Rhode 
Island, during which time he was at home for only two brief fur- 
loughs. The first of these was in July, 1777, when, the regiment 
being again in Cambridge, he asked and obtained leave to go home 
for a few days for the express purpose of marrying Miss Susanna 
Parker, to whom he had been engaged for more than two years. 
The marriage took place at this time in compliance with the advice 
of Major Lawrence's mother, who said that if anything happened to 
Sam, Susan had better be his widow than his forlorn damsel — not 
a very cheerful reason for a wedding ; nor was the ceremony con- 
cluded before the ringing of the bell gave the alarm calHng all 
the soldiers to arms. Hardly were the young couple pronounced 
man and wife when they were separated, and within an hour the 
bridegroom was on his march again to Cambridge. The alarm 
proved to have been unnecessary, and his colonel granted the 
young soldier leave to return for a few days to provide for his 
bride's comfortable sojourn in his father's house. He was allowed 
another short furlough at the end of the year, the regiment being 
in winter quarters in Rhode Island. In September, 1778, imme- 
diately after the battle of Rhode Island, the last battle fought on 
New England soil, Major Lawrence resigned his commission and 
left the Army, returning home to his native town. Here he lived 
for nearly fifty years, rearing a large family, exercising a boundless 
hospitality (his daughters said they might as well keep a tavern), 
interested in every undertaking for the growth and welfare of the 
town, and one of the trustees of the Groton (now Lawrence) 
Academy. It is a curious illustration of the way in which his mili- 
tary life was merged in that of a civilian that he was never called 
" Major," but always " Deacon " Lawrence, having been made a 



Revolutionary Items 217 

deacon of the church at the age of twenty-nine. The brief romance 
of his early life seemed to have quite faded with the light of com- 
mon day, and yet not wholly so, for with his Groton comrades he 
formed a club where the veterans met to recall the stirring events 
of their youth ; and as at the close of a wintry day we have seen 
the eastern hills all glowing with crimson splendor from the rays of 
the setting sun, so one last gleam gilded the last days of the good 
man's life. On the 17th of June, 1825, the corner-stone of Bunker 
Hill Monument was laid. General Lafayette, the idol of the Amer- 
ican Army, was present by special invitation, having crossed the 
ocean in a vessel sent by the American Government to bring him, 
and Daniel Webster pronounced the oration. Seated before him 
were the veterans who had " toiled all night and fought all day " 
fifty years before, and among them Major, now Deacon, Lawrence. 
Into every human life comes at some time, sooner or later, one drop 
at least of perfect and unmixed happiness, and when Mr. Webster 
in the course of his oration (one of the three finest that he ever de- 
livered) addressed these old soldiers, " And you, venerable men," 
and they rose by a common impulse to their feet, they tasted that 
perfect draught. It was too much bliss for the hero of this sketch, 
for he received the next day a paralytic stroke from which he never 
recovered, though he lived for more than two years. 



Testimony given by Groton Men 

The following Certificate and Declaration are printed, with 
other similar ones, in the " Boston Patriot and Daily Chron- 
icle," June 13, 181 8, and were collected at the instance of 
General Henry A. S. Dearborn who had written "An Ac- 
count of the Battle of Bunker Hill." Each paper is num- 
bered with Arabic figures in brackets. The Account was first 
published in " The Port-Folio " (Philadelphia) for March, 
1 8 18, and was the occasion of some criticism. For the 
purpose of answering the strictures the author printed these 
papers : — 



2i8 Groton during the Revolution 

[No. 13.] 

Certificate of the Rev. Daniel Chaplin, D.D. of Groton, and the 
Rev. John Bullard, of Pepperell. 
This may certify the public, that we whose names we have given, 
were in the habits of intimacy with Col. W. Prescott, of Pepperell, 
a man of the strictest integrity, during most of the period after he 
left the revolutionary army until his death ; that at sundry times in 
conversation with him about the war, particularly about the battle 
of Bunker Hill, so called, he uniformly told us, that Maj. General 
Warren came to the Fort on Breed's Hill, which had been formed 
the night preceding, a little before the British made an attack on 
the works ; that he, Col. Prescott, said to General Warren, ' I am 
happy to see you. General,' or using words to the same effect, 'for 
you will now take command, and I will obey your orders, and am 
relieved.' Said General Warren, to him in reply, 'I have no com- 
mand here. Col. Prescott, I am a volunteer, I came to learn actual 
service.' Prescott said, ' I wish then you would look at the works 
we have thrown up, and give your opinion.' Warren replied, 
' you are better acquainted, Colonel Prescott, with military matters 
than I am.' After which they immediately parted, and met not 
again. Col. Prescott further informed us repeatedly, that when a 
retreat was ordered and commenced, and he was descending the 
hill, he met General Putnam, and said to him, ' why did you not 
support me, General, with your men, as I had reason to expect, 
according to agreement ? ' Putnam answered, ' I could not drive 
the dogs up.' Prescott pointedly said to him, ' if you could not 
(/rive them up, you might have /ed them up.' We have good reason 
to believe further from declarations of some of our parishioners, men 
of respectability, whose veracity cannot be doubted, who belonged 
to Col. Prescott's regiment and were present through the whole ser- 
vice, that General Putnam was not on Breed's Hill the night pre- 
ceding, or on that day, except that just before the attack was made, 
he might have gone to the fort and ordered the tools to be carried 
off, that they might not fall into the hands of the enemy in the event 
of his carrying the works, and holding the ground, and that he and 
his men, with Col. Gerrish, remained on the side of Bunker Hill 
towards the neck during the whole action. 

Signed, Daniel Chaplin, 

Groton, June ^, 18 18. John Bullard. 



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[No. 14.] 
Declaration of Deacoji Samuel Lawrence, of Groton. 

I, Samuel Lawrence, of Groton, Esquire, testify and say, that I 
was at the battle of Bunker Hill, (so called) in Colonel William Pres- 
cott's regiment; — that I marched with the Regiment to the point 
on Breed's Hill, which was fixed on for a redoubt ; that I assisted 
in throwing up the breast-work, and in forming a redoubt, under 
Col. Prescott, who directed the whole of this operation. — The 
work was begun about nine o'clock in the evening of June i6th, 
1775. I was there the whole time, and continued in the redoubt, 
or in the little fort, during the whole battle, until the enemy came 
in and a retreat was ordered. General Putnam was not present 
either while the works were erecting, nor during the battle. I could 
see distinctly the rail fence and the troops stationed there during 
the battle, but General Putnam was not present as I saw. After 
the retreat was ordered, the troops retreated towards Bunker Hill, 
and continued over and on the side of the hill (I was on the side of 
the hill) towards Charlestown neck. 

Just before the battle commenced, General Warren came to the 
redoubt. He had on a blue coat and white waistcoat, and I think 
a cocked hat, but of this I am not certain — Col. Prescott advanced 
to him, said ' he was glad to see him, and hoped he would take the 
command.' Gen. Warren replied, ' no — he came to see the action 
but not to take command ; that he was only a volunteer on that 
day.' Afterwards I saw General Warren shot ; I saw him when the 
ball struck him, and from that time until he expired. I knew General 
Warren well by sight, and recollected him perfectly when Col. Pres- 
cott offered him the command, and was sorry to see him so dan- 
gerously situated, as I knew him to be a distinguished character, 
and thought he ought not to have risked his life without command 
on that occasion. No British officer was within forty or fifty rods 
of him, from the time the ball struck him, until I saw he was dead. 
I have read General Dearborn's account of the battle, and think it 
correct, particularly with regard to the occurrences at the gateway 
of the redoubt. 

(Signed) Samuel Lawrence. 



2 20 Groton during the Revolution 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

County of Middlesex, June 5, 18 18. 

Personally appeared Samuel Lawrence, Esq. and made oath, that 

the above declaration by him subscribed, is just and true in all its 

parts, according to the best of his knowledge and belief. Before 

me, 

(Signed) Samuel Dana, Justice of 

the Peace throusrhout said Commonwealth. 



Survivors of the Battle in 1825 

In the " Proceedings of the Bunker Hill Monument Asso- 
ciation at the Annual Meeting, June 17, 1895," are given the 
names of the survivors of the Battle who applied for the allow- 
ance provided by the State for attendance at the laying of the 
corner-stone of the Monument, June 17, 1825. The list gives 
the rank of the soldier and his age, as well as the regiment 
in which he served, and his residence at the time. 





Doolittle's Regiment. 






Elnathan Sawtell 


Private 


72 Groton. 


(Page 


45) 




Bridges Regiment. 






Daniel Nutting 


Private 


69 Westford. 


( " 


46) 


Jonathan Beard 


(( 


75 Harvard, 










Capt. B. Walker's 


Co. ( " 


") 




Baldwitt's Regime7it. 






Abraham Childs 


Lieutenant 


84 Groton. 


(" 


") 




Prescotfs Regiment. 






Obadiah Perry 


Corporal 


78 Westford, 










Capt. Parker's Co. 


(" 


47) 


Samuel Lawrence 


Corporal 


72 Groton. 


(" 


") 


John Pushee 


Private 


77 Westford. 


(" 


") 


Sampson Wood 


(( 


65 Groton. 


(" 


") 


Moses Blood 


(( 


75 Pepperell. 


(" 


") 


Amos Farnsworth 


(( 


71 Groton. 


( " 


") 



Revolutionary Items 221 



Z?r. Ne hernia h Abbot 

Amos Lawrence {b. 1716, d. 1785) married Abigail Abbot, 
and one of their four sons was Deacon Samuel Lawrence; 
and hence later the surname was brought into the family as a 
given name. Deacon Lawrence, the executor of the estate 
advertised below, was a nephew of Dr. Nehemiah Abbot, who 
died on July 13, 1785, without children. He had a son born 
on December 16, 1792, whom he named "Abbott"; and this 
son afterward became somewhat noted in various ways. 

By order of the Court of Common Fleas for the 
county of Middlesex, 

Will be sold at Public Vendue, on Monday, the loth day of 
January next, at two o'clock, P. M. at the House of 
OLIVER BARRON, Esq. Innholder in Chelmesford, in 
said county, 

TWO-THIRDS of the Real Estate of NEHEMIAH ABBOT, 
late of Chelmesford, Physician, deceased, lying near the 
Meeting-House in said town, for the payment of the debts of said 
deceased, and charges of sale. The conditions of sale may be 
seen at the time and place aforesaid, or by applying in Groton, 
to SAMUEL LAWRANCE, Executor. 

Groton^ December 6, 1790. 

" Independent Chronicle : and the Universal Advertiser" (Boston), Decem- 
ber 23, 1790. 



Lieut. Amaziah Fas sett 

In Richard Frothingham's " History of the Siege of Boston " 
(fourth edition, page 347, note), there is a reference to Amos 
Lawrence {b. 1786, d. 1852) with an allusion to his father. 
Deacon Samuel Lawrence, and to " his uncle," Lieutenant 
Amaziah Fassett, who fell mortally wounded at the Battle of 
Bunker Hill, and died, a prisoner in Boston, on July 5, 1775. 
While years ago I had heard of a relationship between the 



22 2 Groton during the Revolution 

Lawrence family and the Fassett family, I was unable then 
to trace the connection; and this circumstance has led me 
anew to investigate the subject, which I have done with the 
following result. 

Amaziah Fassett was born in the year 1742 at Westford, 
where he married Ede Richardson, who was born in 1745 also 
at Westford. She was a daughter of Abiel and Sarah (Boyn- 
ton) Richardson; and her mother, after the death of Mr. 
Richardson, became the second wife of William Parker, of 
Groton, and the mother of Susanna Parker, who was Deacon 
Samuel Lawrence's wife. In other words, Mrs. Fassett and 
Mrs. Lawrence had the same mother but different fathers, and 
consequently were half-sisters. As Samuel and Susanna were 
not married until July 22, 1777, long after Amaziah's death, 
the kinship between the two soldiers, at the time of the Battle, 
was only of a prospective character. 

The first progenitor in this country of the Groton family of 
Fassetts was Patrick, an inhabitant of Maiden and Billerica, 
and perhaps an Irishman. 

According to " The Boston Weekly News-Letter," July 26, 
1753, Abiel Richardson of Groton, was killed on July 18 of 
that year, by falling from a rafter, while helping to raise the 
frame of a meeting-house in Dunstable; and without doubt 
this man was the father of Mrs. Fassett. 

The following Resolve, passed by the General Assembly of 
the State of Massachusetts-Bay, and numbered XCVI. in the 
official volume, refers to Lieutenant Fassett, but the name is 
there misspelled. 

Resolve on the Petition <7/"Elisha Rockwood ; passed April 9, 1777. 
On the petition of Elisha Rockwood, Executor to the last Will and 
Testament of Amaziah Tesset \_Fassett'\, late of Groton, deceased, 
Resolved, That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, and that the 
Petitioner, Elisha Rockrvood, be and he hereby is impowered to 
make Sale of all the Real Estate mentioned in said Petition, for 
the most it will fetch, and make and execute a good Deed or 
Deeds to the Purchaser or Purchasers, he observing the Rules and 



Revolutionary Items 223 

Directions of the Law relating to the Sale of Real Estates by Ex- 
ecutors and Administrators, and giving Bond to the Judge of Pro- 
bate for the County of Middlesex, that the Proceeds arising from 
such Sale shall be applied for the Benefit of the Heirs at Law of 
the said deceased, in the same Proportion as though the same had 
not been sold. 
(Page 23.) 



Capt. Samuel Tarbcll 

The following Resolves were passed by the Legislature of 
Massachusetts, and are found in the several editions of '' Re- 
solves of the General Assembly of the State of Massachusetts- 
Bay " of their respective dates. The petition, printed on page 
225, refers to the estate mentioned in Resolve CLIIL, and 
shows furthermore that Tarbell was dead in the early part of 
1 78 1. See Hill's " History of Mason," New Hampshire (page 
220), for an allusion to him. The decease of his son. Captain 
Samuel Tarbell, is announced in the " Columbian Centinel " 
(Boston), March 12, 1796, under Deaths, as follows : — 

At Groton, the 4th inst. Capt. Samuel Tarbell, late an officer in 
his Britannic Majesty's American Dragoons. 

This son was a refugee in New York during the early part 
of 1 78 1. See page 225 for an allusion to the fact. 

LXXXIX. 

Resolve i/iipowering Perez Morton lo bring forward a Prosecution 
against 'Si'Axaw&X Tarbell; passed k'\^x\i 23, 1778. 

WHEREAS Samuel Tarbell of Groton, in the county of Middle- 
sex, husdandnian, on the fourth day of December last, by his bond 
became bound and obliged unto the Government and People of said 
State, in the penal sum of two thousand pounds, conditioned that the 
ja/^ Samuel Tarbell, shall well and truly from time to time duri?ig the 
several Sessions of the Superior Court of Judicature, ^'c. in any and 
all the counties withiti this State, and during the several Sessions of 
the Superior Court of Judicature, &=€. witliin and for the several 
counties within the State of New-Hampshire, 6^^. personally appear 



2 24 Groton during the Revolution 

and attend at every of the said Courts, and give evidence in behalf of 
the Government and People of either of said States. But the said 
Tarbell has nevertheless absconded and failed of appearing agreeable 
to the conditio7is nientiotied in the bond aforesaid ; and there is great 
danger of his disposing of the whole of his estate, and the public the?'eby 
be defrauded. And whereas the Hon. Robert Treat Paine, Esq; 
Attorney General to this State, being necessarily absent attending the 
Superior Court: Therefore 

Resolved, That Perez Morton, attorney at law be, and hereby is 
impowered and directed to bring forward a process upon the bond 
given by said Tarbell on the fourth of December last, in behalf of 
the Government and People of this State of Massachusetts-Bay, and 
pursue the same to final judgment and execution ; and law or custom 
to the contrary notwithstanding. 
(Page 25.) 

CLIII. 

Resolve \Ti\\)owex\\\g fames Prescott, Esq; to lease out the Estate 
of Samuel Tarbell of Groton ; pass'd April 10, 1780. 

Wliereas this State by their Attorney did in the year 1778 put in 
suit ofie certain obligation and recovered a judgment of court against 
Samuel Tarbell, then of Gxoion (since fled to the enemy) for the for- 
feiture of the penalty mentioned in said obligation, and have since 
levied execution upon some real estate to satisfy said judgment, which 
real estate consisting of some land and buildings are now become the 
property of this State, and no person authorized to take care of the 
same : Therefore, 

Resolved, That James Prescott, Esq ; be and he is hereby ap- 
pointed and fully impowered to lease out for one year, ending the 
ist day oi April i-jSi, the aforementioned lands and buildings for 
the most they will fetch, and to call upon any person or persons for 
any money justly due to said State for the past improvement of said 
estate (if any there be) and to pay in all such sums of money as he 
may receive to the Treasurer of this State, taking duplicate receipts 
therefor, and lodge one of said receipts in the Secretary's ofifice. 

(Page 229.) 



Revolutionary Items 225 



The Lawrence Farm 

To the Honourable the General Court of the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts now convened at Boston — 

Humbly shews Amos Lawrence of Groton that Captain Samuel 
Tarbell late of said Groton Deceased — died Seized of a Farm con- 
taining about one hundred acres of Land that after his Death the 
same was divided into nine shares two whereof has been set off to 
his son Samuel Tarbell now a Refugee in New York that the same 
two shares have been since taken in execution for a Debt Due to 
the Government, and your Petitioner having purchased the other 
shares, it hath become necessary in order to his making a proper 
improvement of the same that he should have the two shares afore- 
said wherefore he Humbly prays your Honours to take the matter 
under Consideration and to suffer him to purchase the same 
the Consideration which he gave for the other shares was sixty 
pounds silver money for Each and he humbly hopes that your 
Honours would not demand more of him than the other proprietors 
he would further observe that the buildings are not fit to Live in 
& no part can be repaired without the whole that the Fences are 
decaying and the Land Continually growing the worse and these 
together with the Rates Constantly arising will render the Interest 
but of very Little Value in a year or two whereof he hopes for the 
Interest of the Government as well as for his own inconvenience that 
he may be allowed to purchase and he will pray &c 

February i6th 1781 Amos Lawrance 

This may Certify that the subscribers with some of the other 
heirs of Captain Samuel Tarbell Deceased sold their shares in said 
Tarbells Farm in Groton for sixty pounds a share to Captain Amos 
Lawrence 

February i6th 17S1 Henry Farvvell 

Samuel Reed 

[Indorsed] Amos Lawrence^ Petition & Report Cap'. Mitchell Capt. Water- 
man M'' Lewis 

(Massachusetts Archives, CCXXXI. 452) 

15 



2 26 Groton during the Revolution 

Commonwealth of ) In The House of Representatives 

Massachusetts — / March 3'' 178 1. 

On The Petition of Amos Lawrence of Groton in the County of 
Middlesex, praying that he may be allowed to purchase Two ninth 
parts of the Farm in the said Town of Groton which Cap' Samuel 
Tarbell deceased died seized of, which Two ninths was Set of to his 
son Samuel Tarbell, & has since been taken by Execution for a 
debt due to this Government 

Resolved that the Committee who are appointed to sell Confis- 
cated Estates in the County of Middlesex be & hereby are Author- 
ised & impowered to sell at publick or private sale as they shall 
think most Beneficial for this Commonwealth, the above mentioned 
Two ninths of the Farm which the above said Cap' Samuel Tarbell 
Deceased, died seized of, & was set of to his son Samuel Tarbell 
& make & Execute a good & legal deed or deeds of the same, & 
they are hereby directed to pay the neat proceeds Arising by said 
sale or sales into the Treasury of this Commonwealth taking dupli- 
cate Receips therefor one of which to be lodged in the Secretary's 
office. 

Sent up for concurrence Caleb Davis Spel 

In Senate March 3^ 1781 — 

Read & Concurred Jer : Powell — Presi^- 

Approv'd John Hancock 

[Indorsed] ReC' pge 320 Resolue on the Petition of Amos Lawrence cm- 
powering the Agents appointed to sell confiscated Estates in the County of 
Middlesex to sell the Farm mentioned March 3'.' 1781 

(Massachusetts Archives, CCXXXI. 451) 

At this time the Honorable James Prescott, of Groton, was 
one of a Committee of three appointed for Middlesex County, 
to sell forfeited estates. Amos Lawrence, the petitioner, was 
the father of Deacon Samuel Lawrence ; he died on June 20, 
1785, when his son inherited the farm, which still remains in 
the possession of the family. 



Revolutionary Items 227 



Col. William Prescott 

At a meeting of the Massachusetts Historical Society, held 
on June 9, 1887, Dr. Samuel A. Green made the following 
remarks : — 

In the early part of last month (May 4) I had the pleasure of 
meeting a kinswoman of Colonel William Prescott, who is probably 
the only person now living who ever saw the hero of Bunker Hill, 
and certainly the only one who ever knew him or ever talked with 
him ; and her recollections are interesting. I refer to Mrs. Sarah 
(Chaplin) Rockwood, a resident of Cortland, Cortland County, 
New York, who was the youngest daughter of the Rev. Daniel 
Chaplin, D.D., of Groton, the last minister of the town during the 
period when it formed but a single parish. Her mother was 
Susanna, eldest daughter of Judge James Prescott, Colonel Wil- 
liam's elder brother. Mrs. Rockwood was born at Groton on 
November 8, 1785, and Colonel Prescott, her great-uncle, died 
on October 13, 1795, — ^*^ ^'^'^'^ ^^^^ ^'^s ten years old at the time 
of his death. The date of her birth was duly entered in the 
town-records, and the entry corresponds with that in her family 
Bible. 

She describes him as a tall, well-proportioned man, with blue 
eyes and a large head. He usually wore a skull-cap ; and he 
parted his hair in the middle, wearing it long behind, braided 
loosely and tied in a dub with a black ribbon, as was common in 
those days. He had a pleasant countenance, and was remarkably 
social and full of fun and anecdote. He was dignified in his man- 
ners, and always had the bearing of a soldier. 

I am satisfied that her recollections of that early period are clear 
and distinct. She shows in many ways that her memory of events 
long since past is still good, as it is of more recent ones. Although 
she has entered upon the second year of her second century, she 
reads the newspapers, and takes more than an ordinary interest 
in public affairs. 

Mrs. Rockwood died at Cortland, New York, on November 
26, 1889, having reached the remarkable age of 104 years and 



228 Groton during the Revolution 

1 8 days. Her funeral took place on November 29; and it is 
a source of sad satisfaction to me that I was enabled to be 
present at the last rites paid to her memory. According to 
the church-records she was baptized on November 13, 1785. 



Prescott Monument 

In the autumn of 1879 a monument was erected by the 
town of Groton, which bears the following inscription : — 

COLONEL WILLIAM PRESCOTT 

COMMANDER OF THE AMERICAN FORCES 

AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL 

WAS BORN ON THE 2 0^" OF FEBRUARY 1 726 

IN A HOUSE WHICH STOOD 

NEAR THIS SPOT 

It Stands on the heater piece, near the southerly end of 
Main Street ; and in connection with two other memorial 
stones it was dedicated with appropriate exercises in the 
Town Hall, on February 20, 1880, when an historical address 
was delivered. By a vote of the town, on April 2, 1894, this 
plot of land was named Prescott Square. 

See Frontispiece for a cut of the monument. 

A bronze statue of Prescott was set up within the grounds 
of the Bunker Hill Monument Association at Charlestown, on 
June 17, 188 1, when an address was delivered by the Hon- 
orable Robert C. Winthrop. It was made by William W. 
Story, the eminent sculptor; and, as there is no portrait of 
Colonel Prescott extant, Mr, Arthur Dexter, a great-grand- 
son, then living in Rome, was taken in a general way as a 
model for the features. 



Revolutionary Items 229 

Capt. Asa Lawrence 

Asa Lawrence, mentioned below, commanded one of the 
two companies that marched from Groton to Cambridge on 
the alarm of April 19, 1775. He was a son of Peleg Law- 
rence, and lived on the farm known later as the Governor 
Sullivan place. It is situated on the Lowell road and took its 
name from James Sullivan, who was afterward Governor of 
the Commonwealth. Sullivan was the Justice of the Peace, 
who took Lawrence's deposition on February i, 1779. 

See page 8 for references to the skirmish at Chelsea ; and 
for a fuller account see Amos Farnsworth's diary printed in 
the " Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society " 
(second series, XH. 81) for January, 1898. It will be noticed 
that Captain Lawrence speaks of the action as a " Battle." 

To the Honourable the Council and 

° ^ [• House of Representatives in general 

Massachusetts Bay ) r- ^ ui 1 

^ Court assembled 

Humbly shewes Asa Lawrence of Groton in the County of Mid- 
dlesex that he was in the Engagement of the 1 7th of June at Charles- 
town and there lost goods an account whereof is hereunto annexed — 
and that at the Battle of Chelsea he risqued his Life at the Com- 
mand of general Putnam to Burn one of the Enemies armed Vessels 
and after many attempts he finally effected the same whereby there 
was an acquisition of twelve peices of Cannon to the Public, and 
also that he served seven weeks in the late Expedition against 
Rhode Island as a Volunteer and has never had any reward for 
said services or Compensation for his said Losses. Wherefore he 
prays that a due allowance may be made him for his services and 
losses aforesd and he as in duty bound shall ever pray &c. 

Groton 28th January 1779 ASA LAWRENCE 

The State of M Bay to Assa Lawrence D' for Loss at Bunker Hill 
17th June 1775 

To I Gun & Bayonet 38 

To I Coat 40/ Blanket 30/ 310 

Knapsack & Tumpline 12/ 12 

7 10 



230 Groton during the Revolution 

State of ) 

Masstts Bay ) Middlesex ss Feby ist 1779 then the sd Assa 
Lawrence appeared and made oath to the Truth of the above 
account before me Ja Sullivan y?/j-/ Peace 

Mar. 23. 1780 Coll Gerrish Capt Newton Capt Bonney 
A Grant of ;!^ 100 to Asa Lawrence for Losses sustained at Bunker 
Hill May 4— 1780 — N° 71 

[Indorsed] Asa Lawrence Petition 
(Massachusetts Archives, CLXXXIV. 388) 



Miscellaneous Items 

Several days before the Battle of Lexington, a hostile 
incursion by the English soldiers stationed in Boston was 
expected by the patriots. Its aim vs^as the destruction of 
stores collected for the use of the Provincial cause ; and on 
this account every movement of the British troops was closely 
watched. At this time the Committees of Safety and of 
Supplies voted that some of the stores should be kept at Gro- 
ton ; and, if their plan had been fully carried out, it is among 
the possibilities of the War that another battle might have 
been fought in Middlesex County, and that the township of 
Groton might have been its scene of action. But open hos- 
tilities began so soon afterward, that no time was given to 
make the removal of the stores. It was ordered by these 
Committees, April 17, 1775, that the four six-pounders be 
transported from Concord to Groton, and put under the care 
of Colonel Oliver Prescott. On the next day it was voted 
that all the ammunition should be deposited in nine different 
towns of the Province, of which Groton was one, and that 
one-half of the musket cartridges be removed from Stow to 
Groton. It was also voted that two "medicinal chests" 
should be kept at different places in the town, and that 
eleven hundred tents be deposited in equal quantities in 



Revolutionary Items 231 

Groton and six other towns. See " The Journals of each 
Provincial Congress of Massachusetts in 1774 and 1775. 
and of the Committee of Safety" (pages 516-518). 

Mr. Wheildon, in his " New Chapter in the History of the 
Concord Fight," reprinted near the end of this volume, gives 
other facts relating to these orders by the Committees of 
Safety and of Supplies. 

During this period a committee was appointed to inspect 
the stock of powder in the Province, and report the amount 
on hand in the various towns. This they did on May 25, 1775, 
when there was, according to the Report, a barrel of powder 
in Groton, — kept probably in the powder-house or magazine 
which, two years later, was enlarged by the Board of War. 
This magazine was built on the land of Benjamin Bancroft, 
afterward owned by the Honorable James Prescott, Jr. It 
was situated in the roadway of the present High Street, — 
which then was not laid out, — perhaps thirty-five rods from 
its north end. It was a stone building, about twelve feet 
square, and taken down probably in the summer of 1829. 
For a long time previously it was not used for any purpose, 
and became much dilapidated. Some of the material from 
the building was used in stoning a well, dug near the Meet- 
ing-house in order to supply in part Mr. Hoar's barns with 
water. 

The following papers, found at the State House, relate to 
the magazine, as well as to the Guard having it in charge : 

State of Massachusetts Bay. Council Chamber, July 10. 1777. 

Whereas it appears that it is absolutely necessary that a Magazine 
for powder should be erected in some Interior part of this State the 
other Magazines being insufficient or unsafe Therefore 

Voted that it be and hereby is recommended to the Board of 
War to Enlarge the Magazine at Groton in the County of Middle- 
sex Sufficient to Contain five hundred barrels of Powder 
Read & Accepted Jn? Avery Dp^' Sec^ 

[Indorsed] Order of Council recommending to the LJoard of War to enlarge 
the Powder Magazine at Groton July lo. 1777 
(Massachusetts Archives, CLXXIII. 274) 



232 Groton during the Revolution 

State of the Massachusetts Bay Council Chamber July 17'!' 1777- 
Whereas the Board of Warr have deposited five hundred Barrills 
of powder in the magazine in Groton in the County of middlesex 
for the use of this State and it appears necessary that a Guard be 
Constantly kept at si' magazine for the Security thereof. 

Therefore ordored that one Corporal and four privates be ap- 
pointed by the Brigadier of the County of middlesex afores'? from 
the militia in the s'f Town of Groton for that purpose, who shall 
be allowed such pay and Subsistance as the General Court shall 
hereafter order ; And the said Brigadeer is also ordered to take 
special Care that no person be inlisted into said Guard that is not 
known to be attached to the American Cause. 
Read & Accepted Jn? Avery Dp^ Sec^ 

[Indorsed] Order of Council to the Brigadier of the County of Middlesex to 
detach a Guard to guard the Magazine in Groton July 18. 1777 
(Massachusetts Archives, CLXXIII. 290) 

State of the Massachusetts Bay Council Chamber Novf 7'.'' 1777. 

Whereas it hath been represented to this Board that the Guard 
which hath been kept at the magazine in Groton in the County of 
middlesex in Consequence of an order of Council passed July 1 7'!' 
1777, is not Sufficient for the Security of the Stores deposited 
therein for the use of this State 

Therefore ordered that the Brigadier of the County of Middlesex 
be & hereby is directed to inlist or Cause to be Drafted from the 
militia in the Town of Groton afores^ one Sergeant & nine privates, 
to serve as a Guard for the afores'! Stores, untill the further order 
of Council, who shall be allowed such pay <& subsistance as the 
General Court shall hereafter order 

read & Accepted Jn? Avery D^ Sec^ 

[Indorsed] Order to the Brig!: of the County of Middlesex to detach a Guard 
of a Serg'. & 9 Privates for the Stores in Groton Nov^ 7. 1777 
(Massachusetts Archives, CLXXIII. 549) 

Subsequently, on February 3, 1778, the General Court 
passed a Resolve " That there be allowed and paid out of the 
public treasury of this State unto the men stationed at Groton, 
for a guard, the same wages and rations that are allowed to 
the sea-coast men." 



Revolutionary Items 233 

Two years later, on January 13, 1780, another Resolve was 
passed, directing Joseph Hosmer — 

forthwith to remove all the powder in the magazine at Groton, to the 
following towns, viz. one third of it to Concord, one third to Biilerica, 
and one third to Woburn, to be delivered into the care of the Select- 
men of said towns, he taking their receipt therefor, which he is 
directed to lodge with the Board of War, and as soon as said powder 
is removed that the guards now doing duty at said magazine in 
Groton, be discharged from any further service there, and that said 
Joseph Hosmer, Esq ; lay his account of the expence of removing 
the same before the Committee on accounts for allowance and 
payment. 

This Resolve was afterward so far modified by the General 
Court, on May 4, that Joseph Hosmer was ordered " to deliver 
one third part of the powder aforesaid to the care of the 
Selectmen of Groton., and take their receipt for the same, 
the Resolve of the 12th [13th] oi January to the contrary 
notwithstanding." 

The following application to the Council, from Dr. Oliver 
Prescott, relates to the Revolutionary period, and will explain 
itself: — 

May it please your Hon? 

The windows of the Publick meeting House & School house 
in the Town of Groton are very much broken and it is not in the 
power of the Selectmen to purchase a Box of Glass Unless it be 
from the Board of Warr, who have been so obliging as to inform 
me they would Sell a Box for that purpose by your Hon" permission 
Therefore [I] earnestly request an order for that purpose which 
will much oblige the Town & your 

Honour' most ob' & very Hm' Ser' 

Oct' 16'.'' 1779 Oliver Prescott 

To the Hon'? Council Massachusetts-Bay 

Underneath is written the action of the Council, as fol- 
lows : — 



234 Groton during the Revolution 

In Council Octl" i6'l' 1779 
Read & Ordered that the Board of War be and they hereby are 
directed to deliver the Honble Oliver Prescott Esq' One Box of 
Glass, he paying for the same. 

Attest John Avery D Se" 

[Indorsed] Application of Hble Oliver Prescott Esq"^ for a Box Glass — w^ 
Order to Board of War for y'^ Same Oct- \(i\ 1779 

(Massachusetts Archives, CLXXV. 647) 

Such papers give us a glimpse of some of the privations 
and annoyances to which the people were subjected during 
the Revolution. 



Powder-Mill at Pepperell 

The following letters, written during the Revolution by the 
Honorable James Prescott, of Groton, are found among the 
Massachusetts Archives at the State House, and have some 
local interest. At that period Mr. Prescott was a prominent 
character in the affairs of the town, and, whatever may have 
been his accomplishments in the way of spelling, he exerted 
a wide influence in all public matters. He filled many im- 
portant offices; and at the beginning of the Revolution he 
was a member of the Provincial Congress and of the Board 
of War. His dwelling stood on the knoll, perhaps half a 
mile southeast of the village, on the Boston road, near the 
house of the late Phineas Oilman Prescott. For site of the 
powder-house, mentioned below, see page 231. 

Groton Apriel 2"? 1778 
Dear Sir 

Yesterday I recived yours of the 26 : of March, There is now 
in the House 159 bb'.^ of Powder, it will hold about 100 bb'!' more, 
the Powder you mentiond is not yet arived, the Snow fell this week 
with us 8 Inches Deep, which makes it Exceding Bad Cartging. 

I have Got 50 or 60 Shirts on hand, Several webbs out in Doing, 
but when they will be Done is Very uncertain, also about thirty pf 



Revolutionary Items 235 



of Shoes — labour is So Dear now I have Come to a Stand untill 
I have further Directions from yf Board, I will Send what is on 
hand if y^ Board think Best, But it will be Very Expencive to Send 
on purpose, therefore Should Chuse to wait for a Convenient 
oppertunity. 

I am Still lame, But Gifting Better, (Very unhappy night to me) 
the Bisness of the Board is Very Extencive & Important, I know 
your unwearied pains & Labour by night & Day to Serve both 
Publick & private, without Even the prospeck of reward, 

hope I shall Soon be able to attend the Board, it would give me 
Grate Pleasuer, if by any thing I Can Do, it would Contribet to 
the Publick Good, or in any measuer Serve to liten your heavy 

Burden 

I am Gen! with Sincear regard 

your most obediant Hum' Ser! 

James PRESCorr 
[Superscribed] Hon'.= Presedent of the Board of War 

Boston 

[Indorsed] Lett"^ f" Col" Prescott April 2'' 177S 

(Massachusetts Archives, CCV. 324) 

Groton 24 : of July 1778 
Sir Abner Whitney a young Gent" Brought up by m! Lewis 

in his Shop & Counting room applied to me for Some Imployment 
& mentioned that he had heard there was a Vacancy at the Board — 
he is Desireous of making tryal — I Can recommend him as Very 
Honest faithfull young man may be Depended upon in anything 
he undertaks if it is agreeable to the Board to take him into there 
Service upon tryal they will oblige him & I hope he may Serve them 
to acceptance 

I am very lame again the old wound is Broke out — when I shall 
be able to ride to Boston is uncertain 

I am with respect your most 

obediant Ser' 

James Prescott 
Hon'. Sam: Phil: Savage Esq"! 

[Superscribed] The Hon'. Presedent of the Board of War 
[Indorsed] Letf from Jas Prescott Esq'^ Aug.'. 24':',' 1778 
(Massachusetts Archives, CCV. 407) 



236 Groton during the Revolution 

Jonathan Clark Lewis, mentioned on the preceding page, 
was a trader of Groton, whose shop stood a short distance 
north of the site of the present Town House. 

Cjp Groton i6:ofOcto^ 1778 

I have Sent 15 Barrils Powder that quantity I Judged a full load 
for the Horses — I beleve they will meet with Difficulty to git along 
with it — 

agreeable to your Desire have Cautioned the Gard not to leave 
one momint hope it will arive safe — 

you have Sent me a wag" But no tacklin to Draw with therefore it 
will be useless till I am furnisht no Such tackin Can be got here — 

There is about 90 bar'.' of forrain powder left & 40 of Andover 
no news here, am Very lame, unable to ride or walk, have set still 
almost yf whole of y? time since I Came home 

my Comple'.' to the Board 

I am with respect your Hum'f Ser! 

James Prescott 
The Hon. Sam. Phps Savage Esqi; 

[Superscribed] Hon'. Sam. Phps Savage Esq^ 

Presedent of the Board War 

Boston 

[Indorsed] Letter from James Prescott from Groton Oct"^ i6'.'.' 1778 
(Massachusetts Archives, CCV. 422) 

Groton 5: of June 1779 
Dear Sir 

I rec'.' yours this morning at three o'Clock by m'. Wendel wherein 
you request me to Send one Hundred Barrils of powder — I have 
procuer^ most of the teems, you may Expect the Powder in next 
wensday morning very Early, the teemsters will Expect their money 
paid them on Delivering the powder, as they turn out at such Season 
& no warning 

I am with Grate respect your most 

Obediant Serf 
Sam. P: Savage Esq' James PrescOTT 

[Superscribed] Sam. P. Savage Esq^ 

Presedent of the Board of War 
Boston 
(Massachusetts Archives, CCV. 473) 



Revolutionary Items 237 

Groton 5: of June 1779 

Sir 

I Send you 100 Barrils of powder — 'the teemsters will Expect 
their money if it will be Conveniant for the Board to pay them as 
they Turn out in this Extraordinry Bissey Season — the lowest Sum 
I Could agree for the Jorney is twenty Shillings p' mile the amount 
is 40;^ Each — 

I have Exerted myself 8z hope it will be acceptable — in Grate 
hast am your 

most Obediant Ser' 

James Prescott 

N B: I have given in Charge if it rains to Secure y^ powed in 
y? Best manner they Can & if they are Detained a Day on their 
Jorney by reason of rain they are to have the addition of their 
Expenses while they are Detained 

The Presedent of the Board of War 

pray y*; Board to Give order for my Bag of Coffee & Caug of Rum 

[Indorsed] James Prescott July 5'.'' 1779 
deliverd 99 bb''' 
ullage I 

100 Bbls 
(Massachusetts Archives, CCV. 4S0) 

Groton 14: of July 1779 
Gen^ 

You write me that one Barril in Bartlets Cart was Broke, & was 
one thurd out when it arived, & Chuse to know the State of facts 
before you pay him — I was present when the powder was loaded, 
& took all the Care I Could in that Hurry there was one Barril put 
into the Cart that was tender, Bartlet was Sum Consernd about it 
when it was put into the Cart, it was well Stowed, I was not ap- 
prized of its Being so week, the Barrils have Stood So long that the 
hoops want Driveing, But at that time Could not Git a Cooper to 
assist, I have Sent by him all the powder heretofore, know him to 
be an Honest faithfull man. I Do not think he was Negligent 
or Carless, as to the Barrils not being full, is no rule to Judge by, 
for when I opened & Shifted the powder, some of the Barrils wanted 
about 1-3^ & 1-4 of being full, I am Informed the Sittuation of the 
Bar' in the Cart was Such, that the Bar' Did not Burst, but one head 



238 Groton during the Revolution 

Sprung out on one Side, So that the loss of the powder was not very 
Considerable, I shall not be at Boston Soon is accation of my Give- 
ing you the trouble of this letter, the man is poor & wants his 
money, if you Gentlemen are Satisfied that he was not in fault hope 
you will Send him the money by the Barer hereof — Doc' Prescott — 
I am with real Regard your Frind 
& very Hum' Ser! 

James Prescott 
The Board of War 

[Superscribed] The Presedent of the Board of War Boston 
[Indorsed] Groton 14 July 1779. Col? Prescot's Letter 
(Massachusetts Archives, CCV. 484) 

Groton 20: of July 1779 
Gentle^ 

I Rec!' your favour of the 19? Instant at Nine o'Clock in the 
Evening, agreeable to your Desire Send you a return of the powder 
in the magasine at Groton, there is 33 Barrels of foreign & 16 of 
american powder, in the whole 49, it is very rainny this morning; 
Shall Dispatch the messenger as soon as he Can ride, am much 
obliged to you for the Newspapers 

I Rejoyce to here the fleet have Sail;' Sincerely hope thay will 

meet with the Desired Suckcess 

I am with the Gratest respect 

Gen! your most obliged Hum' Ser! 

James Prescott 
The Board of War 

[Indorsed] July 1779 returns powder at Groton 
(Massachusetts Archives, CCV. 485) 

Groton g: of August 1779 
Sir 

You write me to Send you a load of powder in the Cover'! Wagon 

now with me, which I Cant Complie with, for I have no Tacklin Sent 

with it to Draw by, therefore if I Send the powder as you propose I 

must Git Some Horse Tackin fitted for that purpose only which will 

be an Expence I wish to avoide, I suppose you may Send two of 

Co'.' Revers Soldiers with 4 : or 5 of your Horses, let them ride two 

& lead the others with Sutable tackin to Draw by in a bagg &c. 

I have Got the Sadie for the Horse that Goes behind onlv Brins: the 



Revolutionary Items 239 

tackin for the other Horses, this I think will be the Best way & most 
Saving to the publick, But you are Good Judges of this matter & 
will Direct as you think proper, if you think Best not to Send for it 
in the way I have propose!' Give me a line & I will Send you the 
powder without Delay — Doer Lawrence has Deliver!' the fifteen 
Barrls you mention!* in your last Shall send your letter now re*? 
Immediatly agreeable to your request — 

I hope with you we Shall Soon hear Good news from Penobscot, 
I sincerely wish Suckcess to American Arms which way So ever 
they are turn!* 

I am with real resp! 

Your most obediant Ser' 

Sam. p. Savage Esq-:- James Prescott 

; [Superscribed] Sam' P. Savage Esq'. 
Presedent of the Board War 
Boston. 

[Indorsed] From Col? Prescott respg Powder Aug* 9. 1779 

(Massachusetts Archives, CCV. 493) 

State of the powder mill at Pepperrell is as follows Built on a 
Large Stream, a full Supply of Water — goes with sixty Pestles — 
said mill is thirty Eight feet in Length & twenty Eight feet in wedth 
well Covered : now fitt for use with a little repairing of the Sives 
&c and some other of its, Utenciles ; A Drying House built near 
by ; prepaired for Clarifying y!= Nitir & Drying & Stoaring y!" Pow- 
der &c. Have made only about two Tuns of powder for this State 
i5'^- of which I deposited in the Magaziene last Week at Groton 
according to order of Board of War. about 25? now at y'^ mill not 
proof, by reason of y!= Nitir & Sulphur not being pure, as Colo: 
Burbeck Certifies : (tho well made & dryed) For further Information 
See General Prescotts Letter. 

Gentm. Your most Obed' hum'*' Servf 
to Serve You in what I may 

Ephm Lawrence 

Pepperrell Aug' 12. 1779. 

To Honrab'^ Sam^'- Phil: Savage Prest. to Communicate 

[Indorsed] From Ep™ Lawrence giving an ace', of y<= State of y^ Powder Mill 
under his care Aug'. 12. 1779 

(Massachusetts Archives, CCV. 501) 



240 Groton during the Revolution 

This powder-mill was situated near the west end of the 
upper bridge over the Nashua River in the village of East 
Pepperell. It stood close to the present site of the brick 
counting-house of the paper-mills, and the water-power was 
afterward used for a fulling-mill. The drying-house was on 
the opposite side of the road. Ephraim Lawrence, who signs 
the statement, was a physician at Pepperell, and probably in 
charge of the mill. He was a son of Deacon Peleg and Ruth 
Lawrence; and at the time of his death he left a large family 
of children, among whom was the late Dr. Ebenezer Lawrence, 
of Hampton, New Hampshire. 

When the Revolution broke out, Dr. Oliver Prescott, — the 
younger brother of James, who wrote the preceding letters, 
and of William, the hero of Banker Hill, — was perhaps the 
most noted as well as the most influential man in Groton. 
He was a graduate of Harvard College in the class of 1750, 
and a member of various scientific societies. The following 
suggestion made by him to the Committee of Safety is found 
in Peter Force's "American Archives," fourth series (H. 
385):- 

Groton, April 24, 1775. 

Gentlemen : I think if an order should pass for the establish- 
ment of a Town Guard, to be kept in a prudent manner, in every 
Town in this Province, it would have a great tendency to deter and 
detect villains and their accomplices. The passes that people bring 
this way are generally without date, or assignment to any person or 
place, so that a man may pass to Africa with the same order. Par- 
don my freedom, and allow me to subscribe, gentlemen, your most 

obedient, very humble servant, 

Oliver Prescott. 
To the Committee of Safety. 

Another letter written by Dr. Prescott, who at this time 
was a Brigadier General, is preserved among the Shattuck 
Manuscripts of the New England Historic, Genealogical Soci- 
ety. It gives some interesting facts concerning the Middlesex 
militia, and is as follows : — 



Revolutionary Items 241 

Sir, 

In persuance of your ordors Rec'' the 14'!' I have caused the 
mUitia of the County of middlesex to be mustered and have caused 
to be Drafted therefrom every fifth able bodied man under fifty years 
of age &c agreeable to the Resolves of the Gen! Assembly of this 
State of the 12'!" instant, and formed the s'? men into Companies and 
appointed their Respective Officers in the following manner, viz. 



N'.' I. Cambridge 33 men 
Charlestown 7 
Maiden 9 

Medford 13 

62. 

N'; 2. Watertown 15 

Newton 19 

Waltham 13 

Weston 18 



Cap' John Walton of Cambridge 
2^. D° 



Cap! Edward Fuller of Newton 
i'.' L' Josiah Capen of Watertown 
2I D" Isaac Hager of Waltham 



N"? 3. Woburn 
Reading 
Wilmington 
Stoneham 



65. 

20 
26 

4 
63- 



Cap' Samuel Belnap of Woburn 
21 D° 



N" 4. Concord 
Lexington 
Acton 
Lincoln 



23 
16 

15 
12 



Cap! Simon Hunt of Acton 

I*' L! Samuel Heald of Concord 

2^1 D? Eben' White of Lexington 



66. 



N*; 5. Sudbury 
Marlboro 
Stow 



35 
31 
16 

82. 



Cap! Amasa Cranson of Marlboro 
r' L! Nath" Sergeant of Stow 
2^! D'^ Nath" Smith of Sudbury 



16 



242 Groton during the Revolution 



N'.' 6. Framingham 27 
Sherburn 15 
Hopkinston 20 
Holliston 15 
Natick 9 



N" 7. Groton 

Pepperrell 

Townshend 

Ashby 



86. 
29 

15 

8 

69. 



Cap! Aaron Gardner of Sherburn 
i^' 12 Lawssen Buckminister of Fram- 
ingham 
2'^. D° Isaac Clark of Hopkinton. 



Cap! Thomas Warren of Townshend 
i""' L! James Lawrance of Pepperrell 
2^! D? Joseph Rockwood of Groton 



N? 8. Chelmsford 21 men Cap! Zach. Wright of Westford 



Dunstable 12 
Dracutt 18 

Westford 18 

69. 



1'' U Nath'I Holden of Dunstable 
2!^ D" Rob! Spaulding of Chelmsford 



N? 9. Billerica 


22 


Tukesbury 


12 


Bedford 


10 


Littleton 


12 


Shirley 


9 



65- 



Cap! Solomon Kidder of Billerica 
i^' L! Daniel Kimball of Littleton 
2'1 D" Tim'! Rogers of Tukesbury 



I have also formed the afores!' Companies into one Reg! and 
appointed 

Eleazer Brooks Esq! of Lincoln to be the Col? 
Micah Stone Esq' of Framingham L! Col? 

Eben! Bancroft Esq! of Dunstable Major 

M! Moses Adams of Framingham Chaplain 

M! Joseph Hunt of Acton Surgeon Mate 

Daniel Loring of Sudbury Adjut. 

Samuel Hartwell of Lincoln Quartermaster 



Revolutionary Items 243 



I have directed the s^^ Col? Brooks to ordor the several Captains 
afores:^ to march their Respective Companies, as soon as possible, in 
the best & most proper Road, to Horse Neck [West Greenwich, 
Connecticut], according to the Resolves of the Gen! Assembly of 
this State, & agreeable to the Directions and for the purposes 
therein Expressed. Col? Brooks informs me this day that he hath 
given marching orders for Saturday next for the whole Reg' 

I am. Sir, with the greatest Respect, your most obedient and very 

hbl Serf 

Oliver Prescott 
Groton Sept": 26'.^ 1776. 

N. B. Col? Thatcher & Col? Fox Engaged to fill up their Com- 
panies and Return the Names of the Lieut? before the Time 
appointed to march. 

Generall [James] Warren 

[Indorsed] Brig"" Prescots return of every fifth man Drafted from his Brigade 
Sep": 1776 



Daniel Farnsworth 

The following notice taken from " The Continental Journal, 
and Weekly Advertiser" (Boston), January 2, 1777, shows 
the want of postal facilities which existed during the Revo- 
lutionary period. At that time there were but few post- 
offices in New England, and letters for Groton were sent 
first to the Boston Office, and afterward forwarded through 
private channels. This explains the statement that " letters 
are uncertain." 

To Mr. DANIEL FARNSWORTH, of Groton, in the state of 
Massachusetts-Bay : 
SIR, 

THE privateer you are concerned in has taken and sent a prize 
to a safe port. I take this method to acquaint you of it, 

as letters are uncertain. When I see you shall be able to give 

a more particular account about it. 

From your friend and humble servant, D. R. 

Providence, December 25, 1776. 



244 Groton during the Revolution 



Dr. Samuel Gelston 

Before the Revolutionary period Dr. Samuel Gelston was 
a well-known physician in the Province of Massachusetts. 
At one time, in connection with Dr. John Warren, he had a 
hospital at the barracks in Castle William, Boston Harbor, 
for the treatment of patients who had been inoculated for 
small-pox. An advertisement, setting forth the general 
details of the establishment, appears in "The Boston Post- 
Boy & Advertiser," March 5, 1764. At another time he 
lived at Nantucket, having previously managed a small-pox 
hospital on Martha's Vineyard. In the early part of the 
Revolutionary War he was a tory of a pronounced type, and 
both by word and deed incurred the bitter hatred of the 
patriots. The feeling was so strong that the attention of 
the General Court, then sitting at Watertown, was called to 
his case, and by their order he was arrested at Falmouth. 
On January 17, 1776, the Council passed a Resolution con- 
cerning Dr. Gelston as a person " unfriendly to the Liberties 
of this Country," and putting him under bonds of one thou- 
sand Pounds for his future behavior and appearance before 
the Court, whenever wanted ; but the House of Representa- 
tives non-concurred, and passed another Resolution much 
more stringent. Six days later it is recorded in the printed 
Journal of January 23 : — 

Joseph Palmer, Esq ; brought down the Resolve of the House 
for confining Doct. Gelston, with the following Vote of Council 
thereon, viz. 

In CouncW ^ Jatmary 22d, 1776. 

Read and concurr'd, and the Board having reconsiderd their 
former Vote, passed the following Resolve, viz. 

That the said Samuel Gelston, be sent to the Town of Groton 
in the County of Middlesex, and that he give Bond with two good 
Sureties to the Treasurer of this Colon}' in the Penal Sum of One 
Thousand Pounds, the Condition whereof shall be, that he the said 



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Samuel will not depart out of the Limits of the said Town of 

Groton, until the further Order of this Court, and that he will not 

in any wise assist or correspond with any of the Enemies of this 

Country, and that he will be of good and peaceable Behaviour 

towards all Persons who are friendly to American Liberty, and that 

he will at any Time appear and answer to any Complaint which 

may be made against him, when he shall be thereto required by 

Order of this Court, and that he will abide their Order thereon ; 

And on failure of the said Satnuer?, giving Bond as aforesaid. 

Resolved, That he be committed to the Goal in Newbury Port, until 

the further Order of this Court. 

Sent down for Concurrence. 

Read and non-concurred, and the House adhere to their own 
Vote. (Pages 194, 195.) 

From the tenor of the Resolve passed by the House, it is 
evident that that body thought that Dr. Gelston should not 
have his freedom under any contingency, and that he should 
be securely guarded in jail. While the Council and the 
House were at variance, Dr. Gelston escaped from the 
messenger of the General Court and ran off, though he w^as 
subsequently retaken at Newport, Rhode Island, and brought 
back to Watertown. John Brown, another tory, who was 
bribed to aid Gelston in this attempt, was captured at the 
same time with him ; and they both were brought back to- 
gether. After this episode the two legislative bodies soon 
came to an agreement, when they ordered the men to be 
confined in some jail, until they should be set free by the 
Council, though no particular jail was specified. 

At the time of his capture Brown had in his possession 
about ten pounds of India tea, which was ordered by the 
General Court to be burned publicly, at five o'clock in the 
afternoon of Saturday, February 3. " The Boston-Gazette, 
and Country Journal " (Watertown), February 5, 1776, gives 
the following account of the affair : — 

Saturday last was burnt in this town, pursuant to an order of 
the General Court, by the door-keeper, a quantity of Bohea Tea, 



246 Groton during the Revolution 

taken from one John Brown, a person who for Fifty Dollars, rescued 
and convey'd away, from the custody of the Court's Messenger, 
Dr. Samuel Gelston, who had been apprehended by the Court, for 
supplying the Enemy with Provisions ; he was retaken with the said 
Brown at Rhode-Island and bro't back to this Town, where they 
now are under close Guard. 

For an account of the Gelston Family, see " The New York 
Genealogical and Biographical Record" (II. 1 31-138) for 
July, 1871. 

There is in the library of the Massachusetts Historical 
Society a small hand-bill, which reads as follows : — 

AD VERTISEMENT. 

Watertoivn, January 26, 1776. 
r^AN A WA Y from the custody of the Messenger of the 
-* *- General Court, a certain Dr. Saimcel Gelston, belonging to 
Nantucket, a short well set man ; had on when he went away a 
reddish Sheepskin coat, dress'd with the wool inside, and a scarlet 
waistcoat ; he was apprehended as an enemy to this country, 'tis 
suppos'd he will attempt escaping to the enemy, by the way of 

Nantucket, Rhode-Island, or New- York. Whoever will take 

up said Gelston and deliver him to the messenger of the House of 
Representatives, shall be well rewarded for his time and expence. 

IViliiain Story, \ Committee of 

Nathajiiel Freeman, V the House of 
Ebenezer White, ) Representatives 



Capt. John Williams 

A notice, signed by Colonel Rufus Putnam, is printed in 
"The Continental Journal, and Weekly Advertiser" (Boston), 
May 29, 1777, which gives a list of the officers then engaged 
in recruiting for his regiment. Among the names there men- 
tioned is that of John Williams, of Groton, who soon afterward 
was commissioned as a captain in the army, and later became 



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an original member of the Massachusetts Society of the Cin- 
cinnati, In the Memorials of that association (Boston, 1890), 
edited by James McKellar Bugbee, the following sketch of 
him, as well as of his son, John, Jr., is given : — 

He was the son of John, Jr., and Elizabeth (Cutter) Williams ; 
b. Groton, Mass., 4 July, 1746; d. there i July, 1822. He was 
an ensign in Prescott's reg. at Bunker Hill; ist lieut. in 1776; 
com. capt. 7 July, 1777, in the 12th reg., and was in Vose's (ist) 
reg. from 1781 to its disbandment, 3 Nov. 1783. He m. Molly 
Everett, and had twelve children, five of whom d. young. 

JOHN WILLIAMS. 

Eldest son of Capt. John, whom he succ. in 1826 ; b. Groton, 
Mass., I April, 1774; d. in Dover, Mass., leaving a widow, Sally B., 
who was ai. 77 in 1859. (Pages 516, 517.) 

According to an advertisement in the same newspaper, 
three weeks later (June 19), the town of Groton was to 
receive ninety-eight bushels of salt out of the public stores 
belonging to the State. 



William Nutting's Diary 

William Nutting was a son of Lieutenant William and 
Jane (Boynton) Nutting, and was born at Groton, on July 
10, 1752. He was a corporal in Captain Lawrence's company 
of minute-men that marched from Groton on April 19, after 
the Lexington alarm. A large part of his Diary is printed in 
the Groton Historical Series (IH. 383-399). To a casual 
reader the following memoranda may seem trivial and unim- 
portant; but any fact connected with the events of the Revo- 
lutionary period has some interest. 



248 Groton during the Revolution 

May 15"" [1777] Training day; 16 men drafted for 9 months. 

I paid my rates for Town & State yearly Tax to Oliver 
Fletcher Constable for 1776 3 — 2 — 9 — also a rate 
for raising men &c a tax wholly on acci of yS war — 
;^5— 5 — I — I to Ezekiel Fletcher Constable for 1777 

[July] y"; 23 y': Companies met in yi Trining field, to get one half 
y*" men to go to Providence — Rhode island 

Octo' I- 1777 Set out towards y." Northard Army 

£ s D 
Expences while gone to yP Army &C3— 11 — 10 

Novemf 5'.'' Came home from y^ Army 

[July] y*: 30'!' [1778] was alarm, men wanted to go to Rhode Island 

[Aug.] y? 2 2^! was training to Raise men &c. 

[Nov.] yf 16')' the Comp?' of metrosses met at y? meeting house. 

W? [March] 31^' [1779] y^ Northend Comp'ny Chose Cap^ Job 
Shattuck for their Cap' instead of Cap! Shattuck Blood. 

[June] y" 13'!' [1780] Spent i day warning a Town meeting for 
y? Purpose of Raising men for y? Army 

July 6"', 7"', & 8'!' ; I spent 3 days in warning a Town meeting for 
y^ purpose of Raising men for y": Army, & Raising money 
for y^ Town. 

Monday July y'i lo'l' 1780 the Town met for y"; .Above purposes. I 
spent ]A day. 

July 31'" 1781. gave my Note to Thorn' Wasson of Shirley for 
Sixty Dollars Silver — endorst fifteen Dollars on s'.' Note. 
I paid Eight Dollars & 6 coppers. MJ- Gragg Paid 41/8 — 
S? Note is for a bounty to s-' T. Wasson to engage him to go 
into yf Army for 3 months for Class N" 10 of Groton 

Wed. 23'' [Oct., 1782] Training 2 companys. 

Tuesy 7^ [Oct., 1783] General Training Col! Woods' Regt the 
Metross Comp?" Din'd at L! Abel Bancroft's expeuce 2/6 
each at Dinner. 

Sat- 22'' [Feb. 1800] attended a meeting at the meeting house 
where m' Dana D? an Oration on the Death of Washington 
— the Several Companies of Militia met &c &c. 



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Moses Child 

A few years ago Samuel Mitchell Child, Esq., a lawyer of 
Boston, placed in my hands for examination certain old papers 
which once belonged to his great-great-grandfather, Moses 
Child, of Groton, 

The earliest of these papers is dated at Watertown, March 
31, 1763, and signed by John Remington, Collector of the 
Duties of Excise, giving to Mr. Child permission " to sell 
Rum, and other Distilled Spirits and Wine." Another paper 
is dated at Cambridge, May, 1774, and informs the Selectmen 
of the town that Messrs. John Sawtell, Moses Child, and 
George Peirce were licensed as Innholders during the pre- 
vious year, and also that Jonathan Clark Lewis, Jonas Cutler, 
and William Swan were licensed as Retailers for the same 
period ; and then notifies the Selectmen that the time for 
renewing the licenses would be on Tuesday, September 13. 
Among these old papers is Mr. Child's account-book, bearing 
date June 5, 1761, which was in use for seven years ; and from 
the numerous charges to his customers for rum, brandy, and 
flip, it would seem as if he was a wholesale dealer in liquors 
rather than a retailer. In one place he writes : *' March ye 7 
[1773?] Capt Shattuck and Isaac Bowers begun to Take the 
Newspapers;" and later, in another place, he says: "Capt 
Asa Lawrance paid for three months for the Nues papers 
:^o : 3 : 4 : o." Did he furnish his neighbors with their weekly 
papers as well as with their liquid stimulants } 

Moses Child was the second son of Isaac and Anna 
(Adams) Child, and born at Watertown, on April 6, 1731. 
He was married to Sarah Stiles, of Lunenburg; and they 
settled at Groton, where their eight children were born. 
During the French and Indian War he held a commission 
as Ensign, which is now in the possession of the Maine His- 
torical Society at Portland, according to Blood's " History of 



250 Groton during the Revolution 

Temple," New Hampshire (page 211). In November, 1775, 
he was one of two persons, commissioned by General Wash- 
ington, and sent at the public expense to Nova Scotia, " to 
inquire into the state of that Colony, the disposition of the 
inhabitants towards the American cause, and the condition of 
the fortifications, dock yards, the quantity of the warlike 
stores, and the number of soldiers, sailors and ships of war 
there; and to transmit the earliest intelligence to Gen. 
Washington." His commission for this service is printed in 
full in the " Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe 
Families " (page 546). 

Mr. Child served also as an officer in the Revolution, and 
was present at Burgoyne's surrender. A grant of land lying 
within the District of Maine was made to him and others for 
their military services. The tract was then called Tyngstown, 
in honor of Capt. James Tyng, but is now known as Wilton, 
and lies in Franklin County, Maine. Among these Child 
manuscripts is a list of the original proprietors of the town- 
ship, and other papers relating to the laying out of that 
settlement. 

About the year 1790 Mr. Child removed to Temple, New 
Hampshire, where he lived until his death, which took place 
on February 8, 1793. His widow survived him for a quarter 
of a century, and died on June 3, 181 8. 

The following copies are made from manuscripts among 
these papers : — 

Pepprill April y- 28- 1778 

This may Certify that I have accepted of Amos Blood to do a turn 
in the Service of the four Newengland States till the first Day of 
January next for and in the room of Joseph Rockwood. 

Joseph Boynton Cap' 

May th« 7 1778 
this may Certify that Asa Kemp of groton have inlisted and Ingaged 
to Serve in the army of the vnited State til the first of January next 
under Cap' Joseph Boynton of pepperril In Behalf of Benjamen 
Tarbel of Groton Joseph Boynton Cap' 



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May 1777 to Two months Service of my son John at Rhode 
Island 

April 1778 to Three months Service of my self at Cambridge 
Aug^ 1778 to six weeks Service of my son John at Rhode Island 

Peter Stevens 



Capt. Abraham Childs 

The following notice of an aged citizen appeared in the 
"Columbian Centinel," January ii, 1834. During the last 
century Captain Childs built and occupied the house in 
Groton where the late Charles Woolley in recent years 
lived for so long a time, situated on School Street, near 
Hollis Street. He bought the parcel of land of Jephtha 
Richardson, a tavern-keeper and son of Converse Richard- 
son, a blacksmith, who before this time had a shop on it, 
nearly opposite to the site of the late Nathaniel Livermore's 
house. Captain Childs's eldest son, David, married Mrs. Su- 
sanna (Bentley) Woolley, widow of Captain Charles Woolley 
{b. 1768, d. 1802), as her second husband. 

The article was written by George Fowle, a schoolmaster of 
Boston, from facts furnished by Mr. Woolley. Such sketches 
of Revolutionary characters are always of value, inasmuch as 
they have an interest for the inhabitants as well as for the 
local historian. Captain Childs's wife was Rebecca Stowell, 
of Waltham, who died on November 14, 1830. He spelled his 
surname with a final " s," but the children dropped it. 

The following very interesting sketch of one of our Revolution- 
ary heroes, from a correspondent, will be read with great interest. 
Such characters add a degree of romance to the history of the 
Revolution. 

Biographical Sketch of Capt. Abraham Child. 

Died, at Groton, (Mass) on Friday, the 3d inst., after a short 
indisposition, Capt. Abraham Child, aged 92. The remnant of 
our revolutionary worthies is fast disappearing, and it is useful to 



252 Groton during the Revolution 

collect their testimony of the ' heroic age ' of our fathers, as each 
assists in bringing the struggle more home to our bosoms. The 
subject of this sketch was born at Waltham, August 12th, 1741. 
The estate on which he was born, has been in the possession of the 
same family for more than a century — a fact worthy of notice, as 
evincing the sound judgment and untiring industry, which are 
peculiar traits of their character. 

At the age of fifteen, Abraham was apprenticed to a blacksmith, 
with whom he continued 2 years ; when, no longer controlling his 
patriotic ardor, he joined the company of Capt. William Jones, of 
Medford, in the regiment of Col. Saltonstall, of Haverhill, and 
marched to join the army under General Amherst, appointed to 
invade Canada. After aiding in the captures of Ticonderoga and 
Crown Point, and being engaged in several skirmishes, he wintered 
with the army at Crown Point, 1760. Marching in the spring upon 
Montreal, they were compelled, after a severe action at Silsery, to 
fall back upon Quebec ; from whence, finally concentrating their 
forces under Amherst, upon Montreal, the reduction of Canada was 
effected, and our soldier enabled to resume his trade, at which he 
continued until 1762, when he again entered the service under Capt. 
William Baldwin, of Chelmsford, of Col. Hoar's regiment, marched 
to Boston, took shipping to Halifax, and thence sailed to aid in the 
reduction of some French posts in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Upon 
the accomplishment of which, returning to Halifax, he there spent 
the winter, working at his trade. At the peace of '63, he returned 
home. In 1767, he married one, whose subsequent conduct proved 
her a fit partner for a " Son of Liberty." In 1774, when the Pro- 
vincial Congress deemed it necessary to organize more thoroughly 
a military force, he was appointed Lieutenant of Capt. Abijah 
Child's company of ' Minute Men.' In the following year he 
v;armly engaged in the pursuit of the English at the battle of Lex- 
ington. Then entering the States' service for 8 months, as Lieuten- 
ant of Captain J. Williams's company, in Col. Baldwin's regiment, 
he assisted in proving "Yankee Cowardice " upon Bunker's Hill. 
At the expiration of his time he enlisted for one year. After the 
evacuation of Boston, he marched to New York, and suffered at the 
defeat of Long Island, in the summer of '76. Retreating with the 
main army through the Jerseys, into Pennsylvania, he was one of 
that determined band, which, headed by Washington, resolved to 



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turn the current of success, or perish ere their country's chains were 
rivetted. Victory at Trenton crowning the endeavor, our soldier 
returned home with the rank of Captain in Colonel Western's 
regiment. In 1777 he took command of 300 men, whom he had 
assisted in recruiting, and joined General Gates in time to aid 
at the capture of Burgoyne. Returning to the main army, he 
passed the winter at Valley Forge, where he endured hardships, 
compared with which, his former sufferings were pleasures. But 
the following summer, as he stated, he thoroughly warmed himself 
at Monmouth. Water not being attainable, his soldiers stove in a 
hogshead of brandy, and madly assuaged their overpowering thirst, 
without more effect arising therefrom than if it had been so much 
water. 

In 1779 he was appointed to the command of a company of 
Light Infantry, under Major William Hull ; and on the 15th of July, 
as senior Captain of the Infantry, he headed the assault at the 
storming of Stoney Point. General Wayne, to prevent the possi- 
bility of early discovery, ordered the muskets to be unloaded, and 
the flints withdrawn. Advancing thus, in solid columns to the 
assault, they suddenly displayed [deployed] to the right and left, 
sprang boldly to the walls, under a murderous fire of grape and 
musketry from the now aroused Britons, and gained the ramparts 
with the exulting shout of " Hurrah ! the fort is ours ! " We have 
the authority of the late General Hull, to state, that the first man who 
gained the rampart and raised the cry of victory, was our enthusi- 
astic Captain. In the act of parrying a thrust from a British 
officer, Captain Child received a slight wound in the hand, which 
was the only injury he received through all his campaigns. 

Soon after this, domestic affairs imperiously calling for his pres- 
ence, he bade a final adieu to the army. His wife, meanwhile, had 
nobly proved herself the virtuous and patriotic matron. She had 
almost, through her own exertions, (her husband's pay being almost 
nominal,) clothed and maintained her children comfortably — had 
educated them as well as the times admitted, (several of them in 
after years taught our country schools,) and indeed, to the time of 
her death, in 1831, proved herself worthy of those times of closest 
trial. After residing several years in Wendall, he removed in 1795, 
to Groton, Mass. In 18 18 he applied for, and received, the half- 
pay pension. During the remainder of his eventful life, beloved 



254 Groton during the Revolution 

and respected, he calmly pursued his course, retaining all his 
faculties and strength to the last, and finally expired — 

" Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch 
"About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams." 



A Singular Petition 

The following paper is found among the manuscripts of 
the Massachusetts Historical Society : — 

Colonel Read — 
Sir 

Whereas we your unworthy Petitioners, having Sometime since 
made choice of a Number of Persons for officers in this 2- Company 
in your Honf^ Rigement ; and having Since, been more fully ac- 
quainted with Said Persons conduct, & capacities for Such offices ; 
we beg Leave to Inform your Honf that it is our oppinion, that 
Some of Said men who have been unadvisedly chosen by this com- 
pany, are men of Such Low, and week capacities, that they are 
neither capable of doing Service to your Honour, or of diseplining 
of us, (their Soldiers,) Neither of advancing the Noble cause of 
Liberty, (in which we voluntarily & chearfully engage ;) we there- 
fore humbly confess, we have chosen men to Stand in offices, in 
your Hon'" Regiment, which (upon further consideration) we think, 
are not Suitable Persons for Such offices : — Therefore, may it Please 
your Honnour, to Grant this company the liberty of a New choice 
of officers in this company: (viz) the North-end company of 
Groton) — For in So doing your Hon!: will much Gratifie us your 
unworthy Petitioners of Si Company ; and Shall have our best 
endeavours to Promote & advance your Honour ; and the Noble 
Cause of Liberty in which we chearfully Engage — 

Jacob Parker Jacob Williams 

Nathaniel Shattuck Levi Parker 
John Hazen Dauid Woods 

William Farwell William Derumple 

Benj'^ Hazen Jonathan Woods 

Dauid Hazen Reuben Cumings 

EzEKiEL Nutting Samuel Boyden 

EzEKiEL NurriNG Ju' Bejamin Simson 
Asa Porter 
r.ROTKN may y<= i^' 1776 



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An Exception 

The record of Groton men who enlisted during the Revolu- 
tion was highly creditable to the town, and there is no reason 
why the exceptions should be kept back. Her soldiers served 
throughout the war with honor and distinction ; and the fol- 
lowing item from " The Independent Chronicle. And the Uni- 
versal Advertiser " (Boston), May 22, 1777, does not materially 
affect their good name and reputation : — 

At a General Court Martial, held in this Town last Week, by 
Order of General Heath, Lieut. Col. Thomas Farrington, of Groton, 
State of Massachusetts, being found guilty of receiving and passing 
counterfeit Money, knowing it to be such, was unanimously ad- 
judged to be discharged from the Army, and rendered incapable 
of acting any more as an Officer in the Continental Service. He 
was committed to Goal on Monday last, to be dealt with by the 
Civil Law, according to his attrocious Crime. 

Farrington, I fear, was a man of bad repute ; and the follow- 
ing declaration, found in " The Boston-Gazette, and Country 
Journal," July 7, 1777, does not add to his character : — 

Boston, July 5, 1777. 

I THOMAS FARRINGTON, of Groton, in the County of Mid- 
dlesex, and State of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, 
Esquire, of lawful age, testify and declare. That whereas it hath 
been publicly, and by many persons reported, that William Smith, 
of Fish-Kills, in the State of New-York, Esquire, lately employed 
in the Continental service as an engineer, hath been concerned, 
either in counterfeiting, altering, or passing bills in imitation of 
bills of the Continental currency, and that I know him to be, in 
some way or other, concerned as aforesaid. I hereby publish to the 
world, that I never knew the said William Smith concerned either 
in counterfeiting, altering, or passing any such bills, or any other, 
but such as he might lawfully pass to any person whatsoever ; and 
that I never had any reason to think that he hath been concerned in 
any such mal-practices, either directly or indirectly : And I further 



256 Groton during the Revolution 

declare, that I cannot account for the forementioned report, con- 
cerning said Smith's being any way concerned with counterfeit 
money than this, viz. I was once in company with said Smith at a 
public house in Medford, in the County of Middlesex aforesaid, and 
when the said Smith there opened his pocket-book to pay his reck- 
oning, I thought I saw one or more bills therein of the Continental 
currency, which at the distance I stood from him appeared to me 
to have a pale complexion, which made me suspect them to be 
counterfeits ; but I have no reason to think that the said Smith 
knew them to be so, or that the said Smith was ever concerned 
either directly or indirectly, in counterfeiting, altering or passing 
any bill or bills in imitation of any bill or bills of public credit 
whatsoever, as before by me declared. 

THO. FARRINGTON. 



Mass. State, Suffolk County. ■> HPHomas Farrington personally 
Boston, July 5, 1777. ) appeared, and made oath to 

the truth of the within written declaration by him subscribed : 
Taken at the request of the within-named William Smith, Esq ; 
in perpetuam rei meroriam [memoriam]. 

P , Sam. 'P^u\i'E.KTO'ii,\ Justices 0/ the Peace 
Joseph Gardner, ) and 0/ the Quorum. 



Absentees 



NOTICE is hereby given, that on Monday the 27th day of March 
next, at i o'clock afternoon, will be leased at public auction, 
by the committee of safety, &c. for the town of Groton, to the 
highest bidder, for one year, from the ist day of April next, all 

the real estate of Mr. Martin, an absentee, lying in the said 

town of Groton ; the vendu to be at the dwelling house on the 
premises. 

Groton, Feb. 230!, 1780. 

"The Boston Gazette, and the Country Journal," February 28, 1780. 

This farm is advertised again in the same newspaper of 
February 26, 1 781, to be leased for one year; and Martin's 
Christian name is then given as William. 



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Charles Ward Apthorp, of New York, was another absen- 
tee, who owned real estate in Groton, which is advertised in 
the same journal of December 24, 1781. It is described as 
" A messuage and tract of land situate in Groton, in said 
[Middlesex] county, containing about one hundred and seven 
acres, with the houses, barns, and buildings thereon, being 
bounded southwesterly on Samuel Farwell's land, northerly 
on land of Matthias Farnsworth, easterly on Little Pond, 
southerly by Common Land." 



Outlaws 



The following advertisements are found in " The Inde- 
pendent Chronicle, and the Universal Advertiser" (Boston), 
February 13, 1783. The outlawry which they declare is not 
to be taken in a literal sense, but indicates only a severe 
penalty. Thomas Sackville Tufton was a trader, who died 
probably in the winter of 1787-8, as letters of administration 
were taken out on his estate, February 6, 1788. 

Outlawry, 

Pursuant to a Writ of Scire facias Utlagatum, bearing Test the 20th 
Day of January, A.D. i 783, to me directed — I hereby give Notice, 
unto Thomas Sacville Tufton, of Groton, in the County of Middle- 
sex, Trader, That unless he appear before the Supreme Judicial 
Court, next to be holden at Concord, within and for the County of 
Middlesex, on the 2d Tuesday of April next, and maketh Answer 
to the several Charges specified in three Indictments of a Grand 
Jury, in the Supreme Judicial Court, of uttering and passing sundry 
counterfeit Bills and Notes, of the Denomination of Fifty Dollars, 
and of the Tenor and fabricated in Imitation of the good, lawful and 
current Bills of Credit of the United States of America, established 
by the Congress of the said United States of the same Denomina- 
tion, knowing the said Bills to be counterfeit ; and also of having 
in Possession sundry other counterfeit Bills of the same Denomina- 

17 



2^8 Groton during the Revolution 

tion, knowingly with an Intent to utter and pay the same to some 
of the Inhabitants of said United States, as at large set forth in the 
Indictments aforesaid — and shall abide and perform the Judgment 
that may be given thereon — he will then and there be declared an 
OUTLAW. 

LOAMMI BALDWIN, 

(Sheriff of Middlesex. 

Outlawry. 

Pursuant to a Writ of Scire facias Utlagahcm, bearing Test the 20th 

Day of January, A.D. 1783, to me directed I hereby give Notice 

unto Nathan Raymond, of Groton, in the County of Middlesex, an 
Infant, That unless he appear before the Supreme Judicial Court, 
next to be holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middle- 
sex, on the 2d Tuesday of April next, and maketh Answer to the 
Charge by the Indictment of a Grand Jury in the Supreme Judicial 
Court, of uttering and passing one false and counterfeit Note and 
Bill, of the Denomination of Fifty Dollars, to one Asa Lawrence, 
for, and as, a good, lawful, current Bill of Credit of the United 
States of America, knowing the same to be counterfeit — and 
shall abide and perform the Judgment that maybe given thereon — 
he will then and there be declared an OUTLAW. 

LOAMMI BALDWIN, 

(Sheriff of Middlesex. 



Capt. Williain Scott 

On the third page of " The Boston Gazette, and the Country 
Journal," July 16, 1792, is printed a long extract from "a 
Philadelphia paper of July 2," giving an account of a severe 
hurricane that swept over the eastern part of Pennsylvania on 
July I. The storm did much damage in Philadelphia and its 
neighborhood, but fortunately there was no great loss of life. 
At the end of the extract the following episode is given, with 
some editorial comment of the Gazette within brackets, as 
here printed : — 

Since writing the above account, we further learn, that a boat 
from this city to the Jersey shore was overset within fifty rods of 



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Samuel Cowper's wharff. There were in the boat Captain Scott, 
Mr. Blake, his wife and four small children, a young woman, and 
Mr. Betis, in all nine persons, none of whom could swim but Capt. 
Scott. 

The Captain, by the most astonishing and praise-worthy exer- 
tions, was able, providentially, to save them all. He swam ashore 
with one child hanging round his neck, and one to each arm ; and 
he returned to the boat amidst the boisterous waves raging in a 
furious and frightful manner, and brought the others, who had with 
much difficulty held by the boat, safe to the land. 

For the honor of Captain Scott, an old and valiant Soldier, a 
Son of Massachusetts, this circumstance should be handed down 
to posterity. 

Those who revere the virtues of the benevolent Howard must 
ever remember, with veneration, those successful exertions of Cap- 
tain Scott. 

[The above mentioned hero, is Capt. Wm. Scott, of Groton, in 
this Commonwealth ; and an invalid officer of the United States. — 
At the commencement of the late war in the Battle on Bunker's 
Hill, he received several wounds, was taken prisoner, and confined 
in goal in this town, when in possession of the British — and suf- 
fered much maltreatment.] 

The "Columbian Centinel " (Boston), July 14, 1792, also 
mentions the same incident, but does not give so many 
particulars. 

William Scott was a son of John and Mary (Chamberlin) 
Scott, of Groton, where he was born on July i, 1742. It will 
be noticed that the act of heroism was performed on his own 
birthday, — on the day when he was fifty years old, — and 
this fact may have incited him to make special exertions. 
During the Revolutionary War he saw much military service, 
and at one time was in the navy. For a sketch of his life, see 
Dr. Albert Smith's " History of Peterborough," New Hamp- 
shire (page 248 of the second Part), where the account of his 
parentage conflicts with the statement here given. His death 
took place at Litchfield, New York, on September 19, 1796, 
at the age of 54 years. 



2 6o Groton during the Revolution 



Groton Soldiers living in Maine 

The following Groton soldiers are mentioned in a list of 

" Names of Soldiers of the American Revolution who applied 

for State Bounty under Resolves of March 17, 1835, March 

24, 1836, and March 20, 1838, as appears of record in Land 

Office," compiled by Charles J. House (Augusta, 1893). 

The abbreviations maybe explained thus: "e"for place 
of residence at time of enlistment, "d" for died, " w" for 
widow, and " m " for married. The name of a town following 
that of a soldier or his widow shows the place of residence at 
the time when the application was made. 

Amos Dole, e Groton, Mass., d Orrington, July 20, 1832, w 

Matilda, Orrington. (Page 23.) 

Oliver Hartwell, Stetson, e Groton, Mass. (Page 28.) 
Asa Longley, St. Albans, e Groton, Mass. (Page 34.) 
Zachariah Longley, e Groton, Mass., d Dover June 28, 1825, w 

Betsey, Dover. (Page 34.) 

Abel Nutting, e Groton, Mass., d Lisbon January 18, 1827, w 

Rhoda, Lisbon, m Green. (Page 38.) 

Calvin Russell, Moscow, e Groton, Mass. (Page 41.) 

Amos Shed, e Groton, Mass., d Norridgewock, July 11, 1800, w 

Lucy, Norridgewock, m Crosby. (Page 42.) 

Thomas Stevens, Brooksville, e Groton, Mass. (Page 44.) 



Sons of the Revolutio7t 

Within a few years three persons have died, whose fathers 
were natives of Groton and also soldiers during the American' 
Revolution, namely: Andrew Johnson Parker (youngest child 
of Joshua Parker), who died at Charlestown, on December 31, 
1894 ; the Reverend Thomas Treadwell Stone, D.D. (youngest 
son of Deacon Solomon Stone), at Bolton, on November 13, 
1895, and at the time of his death the oldest alumnus of Bow- 



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doin College ; and Luther Lewis Tarbell (son of William 
Tarbell, by his second wife), at Marlboro, on July lo, 1896. 
For a notice of Tarbell's father, see page 284. 



Revolutionary Pensioners 

In the year 1841 " A Census of Pensioners for Revolution- 
ary or Military Services " was published under the direction 
of the United States Government, which gave the names, 
ages, and places of residence of all pensioners then living, as 
well as the names of heads of families with whom they were 
residing. The list includes presumably all the surviving 
Revolutionary soldiers at that period ; and among them are 
the names of ten Groton men, as follows: — 



Names. 


Ages. 


With whom living. 


Abel Prescott. 


80 


Abel Prescott. 


William Prescott, 


72 


Merrick Lewis. 


Joshua Parker. 


76 


Joshua Parker. 


William Tarbell. 


76 


William Tarbell. 


Jacob Nutting. 


93 


Jacob Nutting. 


Isaac Patch. 


78 


Isaac Patch. 


Joseph Sawtell, 2d. 


76 


Joseph Sawtell, 2d 


David Lakin. 


89 


David Lakin. 


Amos Farnsworth. 


86 


Amos Farnsworth, 


Stephen Pingrey. 


82 


John Pingrey. 



Abel Prescott was the second son of Jonas and Rebecca 
(Bulkley) Prescott and was born at Groton, on December 12 
1759. He was married to Hannah Spalding, of Ashburnham ; 
and among his children were Phinehas Gilman Prescott and 
Charles Prescott. He died on September 18, 1841, and his 
widow on August 17, 1854. 

William Prescott was the youngest son of the Honorable 
James and Susanna (Lawrence) Prescott, and born at Groton, 
on September 5, 1768. At a Fourth of July celebration he 



262 Groton during the Revolution 

was severely wounded in the hand by the premature discharge 
of a cannon, and in consequence of the injury he received a 
pension from the United States Government. For many 
years after the death of his father he lived in the family of 
Major James Lewis, and after Major Lewis's death in the 
family of Merrick Lewis, the youngest brother of James. 
Mr. Prescott died at Groton, on August 31, 1843. He was 
a nephew of Colonel William Prescott who commanded the 
American forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and a brother 
of Benjamin who fell in that fight. 

Joshua Parker was a son of Ephraim and Azubah (Farns- 
worth) Parker, and was born at Groton, on May 26, 1764. 
He was in the army near the end of the War, and he died 
on September 15, 1843. For a brief account of the family, 
see Groton Historical Series (H. 321). 

William Tarbell was the second son of Benjamin and Azu- 
bah (Farnsworth) Tarbell, and was born at Groton, on Octo- 
ber 19, 1764. He was married, on April 8, 1788, to Polly 
Simonds, of Groton; secondly, on April 24, 1823, to Susan 
Blood, of Groton; and, thirdly, on May 13, 1840, to Mrs. 
Sarah (Wetherbee) Nutting, of Townsend. Mr. Tarbell's 
mother died on March 14, 1838, at the age of 97 years, 8 
months, and 19 days, the oldest person in town at that time ; 
and he died on August 3, 185 i, aged 86 years, 9 months, and 
16 days. The date of his birth is taken from the family 
Bible, and differs by a few days from that given in the town 
records. In the summer of 1783 Mr. Tarbell made a rude 
drawing of the encampment at New Windsor, just above 
West Point, where he was then serving. It represents the 
barracks and other features of the camp, and is now in the 
possession of his son's widow. This is the same drawing 
incorrectly referred to on page 284 as a view of the ground 
at Valley Forge. 

Jacob Nutting, a son of Isaac and Lydia (Nutting) Nutting, 
was born at Groton, on January 23, 1747, and died on May 
14, 1841. 



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Isaac Patch was the second son of Isaac and Elizabeth 
(Avery) Patch, and born at Westford in the year 1762. 
He was married in 1786 to Phebe, youngest child of Reuben 
and Susanna (Chandler) Fletcher of that town ; and they had 
eight children, of whom the youngest, Sophronia, was the 
wife of the late Moses Titus, of Ayer. Mr. Patch died at 
Groton, on October 21, 1841, aged 79 years; and his widow 
on January 9, 1843, ^^so aged 79 years. 

Joseph Sawtell, 2d, was the second son of Joseph and Lydia 
(Jenkins) Sawtell, and was born at Groton, on May 8, 1764. 
He was married, on February 22, 1788, to Hannah, youngest 
daughter of Ebenezer and Mary Kemp. For many years he 
was sexton of the town; and he died on March 21, 1842. 
Another Joseph, the father of the late Ephraim Sawtell, was 
living in the year 1840, when this list of pensioners was 
made. 

David Lakin was the youngest child of John and Lydia 
(Parker) Lakin, and was born at Groton, on October 10, 
1753. He died on March 3, 1846, at which time he was the 
oldest person in town. 

Amos Farnsworth was the eldest son of Amos and Lydia 
(Longley) Farnsworth, and was born at Groton, on April 
28, 1754. After the Lexington alarm, on April 19, 1775, he 
marched to Cambridge in Captain Henry Farwell's company 
of minute-men. At the time of his death, which took place 
on October 29, 1847, he was the oldest person in town. 

Stephen Pingrey was the oldest son of Stephen and Anna 
(Jewett) Pingrey, and was born at Rowley, on June 3, 1759. 
After the death of his second wife, which took place at Fran- 
conia, New Hampshire, on June 12, 1838, in order to live with 
his youngest son John, he came to Groton, where he died on 
May 8, 1844. 

Many years ago I obtained the following facts from Elijah 
Clark, of Newton, who had had some experience as a Revolu- 
tionary pension-agent. 



264 Groton during the Revolution 

Mrs. Olive Studley died at Groton, on March 2, 1845, aged 
83 years. She was the widow of Consider Studley, who during 
the Revolution had served as a non-commissioned officer from 
Wrentham. They were married at Franklin in 1785 ; and at 
the time of her death she left three children, namely: Mrs. 
Olive Rugg, wife of Joseph Rugg, of Groton ; Oliver Studley ; 
and Sarah Mann Studley. Her husband died at Lancaster, 
on December 28, 1832 ; and in consequence of his military 
services she received from the United States Government an 
annual pension of forty-four dollars. 

Jonathan Prentiss, a native of Groton, living in Townsend, 
was in the military service of his country during the years 
1778 and 1779. At one time he was a member of Captain 
Kimball's company, Colonel Sproat's regiment, and stationed 
at Nantasket. 

Samuel Gragg, a native of Groton, and a soldier of the 
Revolution, was an uncle of the Reverend William Gragg, 
who graduated at Harvard College in the Class of 1820; 
and his wife's name was Rachel Blood. 



Groton, a Shire Town during the Revolution 

Owing to the disturbances of the War, an Act was passed 
by the Legislature, on February 6, 1776, removing the No- 
vember term of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace 
and Court of Common Pleas from Charlestown to Groton. 
Two years later, on September 23, 1778, this November term 
was transferred to Cambridge, to take the place of the May 
term, which in turn was brought to Groton, where it remained 
until June, 1787. The sessions of the Court were held in the 
First Parish Meeting-house; and the Court was sitting there 
during the famous dark day of May 19, 1780, when candles 
had to be used. 



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The following notice adjourning the Court of Common Pleas, 
appointed to be held at Groton, appears in "The Boston Ga- 
zette, and the Country Journal," May 12, 1783, and is signed 
by three Justices of that Court. It is impossible now to learn 
the circumstances under which the adjournment took place, 
but they may have been similar to those mentioned in a Re- 
solve, here reprinted immediately after the advertisement 
from the newspaper. On the docket at East Cambridge no 
explanation is given, but under date of May 20, 1783, it is there 
recorded that the Court, by proclamation of John Tyng and 
James Prescott, Esquires, two of the Justices, was adjourned 
to the first Tuesday of June, which fell that year on the third 
day of the month. 

WHEREAS some Circumstances that must happen will render 
it necessary that the Court of Common Pleas, by Law 
appointed to be holden at Groton, within and for the County of 
Middlesex, on the 3d Tuesday of May Inst, should be adjourned 
to some future Day: All Persons concerned are to take Notice, 
that the same Court will be adjourned to the first Tuesday in June 
next, then to proceed to Business Jurors Parties and Witnesses 
will govern themselves accordingly. 

By Order of Three of the Justices of the same Court. 
N. B. As the Court of Common Pleas will adjourn as above, 
it is probable that the Court of General Sessions of the Peace will 
be adjourned in like Manner. 

Middlesex ss ) 'HT^HE Clerk of the within mentioned Courts is 
May 9, 1 783 i JL directed to publish the within Advertisement 
in the Papers, and to send Copies thereof to the several Parts of 

the County. 

A Fuller, 

James Prescott, 

Samuel Phillips Savage. 

A true Copy of the Originals filed in the Office of the Courts 
abovementioned, May 9 1783. 

Attest. THAD. MASON, Clerk 



266 Groton during the Revolution 

The following Resolution was passed by the General Court 
on May 2, 1787, and is found in the volume of "Resolves" 
(page 280), where the chapter is numbered XXXI. 

Resolve adjourning the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, 

and Court of Common Pleas in the County of Middlesex, to the 

fourth Tuesday in May inst. May 2, 1787. 

Whereas by reason of the sitting of the Supreme Judicial Court, 

at Concord, on the second Tuesday of May instant, the sitting of 

the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, and Court of Common 

Pleas, at Groton, on the Tuesday following, may be attended with 

inconveniences. 

Resolved, That the said Court of General Sessions of the Peace, 
and Court of Common Pleas, by law to be holden at Groton, within 
and for the county of Middlesex, on the third Tuesday of Alay in- 
stant, shall be holden at Groton aforesaid, on the fourth Tuesday 
of the same month, and that all writs, processes and recognizances, 
returnable to, and all appeals made to the said Court of General 
Sessions of the Peace, and Court of Common Pleas, appointed by 
law to be holden at Groton ; and all matters, causes and things, 
that have day or that might have had day, been moved or done at, 
in, or by the said Courts, at the time so appointed for holding the 
same, shall be returnable to, and may be entered, prosecuted, had, 
moved and done at, in, and by the said Courts, at the time herein 
appointed for holding the same. And the Secretary is hereby 
directed, to publish this resolve, in the two next Adams and 
Nourse^s, HalVs, and Charlestown papers. 

It is highly probable that the Shays Rebellion, which broke 
out in the summer of 1786, had some connection with the 
removal of these sessions from Groton. The uprising in 
Middlesex County was confined exclusively to this neighbor- 
hood, and the insurgents always felt a bitter spite against 
the Court of Common Pleas, which they had tried so hard to 
abolish. The action of the Legislature in making the change 
seems to have been in part retributive. 

During the period when the Courts were held here, Groton 
was a town much more important relatively, both in size and 



Revolutionary Items 267 

influence, than it is at the present time. According to the 
National census of 1790, the first one taken, it was then the 
second town in population in Middlesex County, Cambridge 
alone having more inhabitants. In that year Groton had 322 
families, numbering 1,840 persons ; and Cambridge, 355 fam- 
ilies, numbering 2,1 15 persons, while Lowell had no existence. 
Charlestown had a population of 1,583; and Newton, 1,360. 
Reading, with 341 families (19 more than Groton), numbered 
1,802 persons (38 less than Groton). Woburn then had a pop- 
ulation of 1,727; Framingham, 1,598; Marlborough, 1,554; 
and Waltham, 882. Pepperell contained 1,132 inhabitants ; 
Shirley, ^yj \ Westford, 1,229; a"<J Littleton, 854. 



Some Civil Officers during the Revolution 
First Provincial Congress of Deputies 

Date of Election. Term of Service. 

May 9, 1774 . . . James Prescott 1774 

Second F roviticial Congress of Deputies 
December 26, 1774 James Prescott 1775 

Third Provincial Congress of Deputies 
May 22, 1775 . . James Prescott 1775 

Members of the Board of War 

October 30, 1776 . Oliver Prescott, declined. 

November 16, 1776 James Prescott 177 6- 1779 

Member of the Council 
May 29, 1777 . . Oliver Prescott i777~i779 

According to the records of the General Court, when the 
Board of War was first chosen on October 30, 1776, " Brig;^ 
Prescot " was elected a member. This referred to Dr. Oliver 



268 Groton during the Revolution 

Prescott, at that time a Brigadier-General, but it does not 
appear that he ever took his seat with the Board, On No- 
vember 13, the records state that two of the members, whose 
names are given, had declined, and their places were at once 
filled; and on November 16 five more resignations were an- 
nounced, — though no names are mentioned, — and the vacan- 
cies then filled. Dr. Prescott was undoubtedly one of the five 
who declined at this time. Among those chosen at the second 
election was " Colonel Prescot," who was James, a brother 

of Oliver. It is a little singular that their Christian names 
are not given in the records, as both men were so well known. 
The Journal of the House, October 30, 1776, prints the name 
of ''James Prescott, Esq ; " as one of the nine original mem- 
bers chosen at that time, but this appears to be an error. 
Colonel Prescott attended his first meeting with the Board of 
War on December 18, — according to the manuscript minutes 
of the Board. 



A Revolutionary Surgeon 

Dr. Ebenezer Rockwood was a son of Elisha and Elizabeth 
(Adams) Rockwood, and born at Groton on August 13, 1746. 
He graduated at Harvard College in the Class of 1773, and 
immediately afterward studied medicine, though there was then 
no institution in New England that conferred the degree of 
M.D. in course. Dr. Rockwood served for a time in the 
army during the early part of the Revolution. In a list of 
officers in Colonel Ebenezer Francis's Regiment, stationed on 
Dorchester Heights, November 4, 1776, — published in the 
"Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder" (V. 3) for 
July, 1888, — he appears as Surgeon's Mate. On June 10, 
1779, he was married to Mary, daughter of the Reverend Daniel 
and Hannah (Emerson) Emerson, of Hollis, New Hampshire ; 
and they had nine children. In the year 1779 he received and 
accepted an invitation, signed by nearly all the voters of Wil- 



Revolutionary Items 269 

ton, New Hampshire, to settle in that town as a physician ; and 
he probably went there during the next spring, as a letter of 
dismissal was given to him by the church in Groton, on March 
5, 1780. Among his children was Ebenezer, Jr., who grad- 
uated at Harvard College in the Class of 1802, a class- 
mate and friend of the Honorable Samuel Hoar, whose son, 
the late Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, was named for him. 



An Interesting Map 

There is in the library of the Massachusetts Historical 
Society a map entitled " The Seat of War, in New England, 
by an American Volunteer, with the Marches of the Several 
Corps sent by the Colonies towards Boston, with the Attack 
on BunkersHill." It was made soon after the Battle, and 
includes the eastern half of Massachusetts, nearly all of 
Rhode Island, the southern part of New Hampshire, and the 
eastern border of Connecticut. It gives the various town- 
ships of the region as well as the main thoroughfares con- 
verging at Boston, and in a rude way it shows troops coming 
from the several colonies on their march to the seat of war. 
The " Road from Stephens Fort and Crown P' " which passes 
through the village of Groton, is represented on the map. 
Stephen's Fort was situated in Charlestown on the Connecti- 
cut River. " Rangers from New Hampshire " are shown along 
this route ; and an " Incampment " is represented at Worces- 
ter, with " New York Grenadiers," "Virginian Horse," etc., 
in the neighborhood marching toward Cambridge. Groton 
Gore in New Hampshire is also represented, and appears 
under the name of Groton. 



270 Groton during the Revolution 



At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Gxoion, legally 
assembled on March 6th, ^ITo. 
Voted Unanimously, 

^^HAT we the Inhabitants of the Town of Groton, do most 
heartily approve of the Non-importation Agreement of the 
Merchants, and that we will not (knowingly) directly or indirectly, 
purchase any Goods of any Person that Imports the same, or that 
trades with an Importer, contrary to the Agreement of the Mer- 
chants. At the same Meeting chose a Committee to inspect the 
Buyers and Sellers of Goods within the said Town, and to caution 
them against counteracting the Intent and Meaning of the Non- 
Importation Agreement, as they would avoid the Odium and Re- 
sentment of the Inhabitants of said Town. 
Attest. 

Oliver Prescott, Towti Clerk. 

"The Boston-Gazette, and Country Journal," Supplement, March 19, 1770. 



Thomas Sackville Ttifton 

Thomas Sackville Tufton was a trader in Groton during 
the Revolutionary period. According to a work on Captain 
John Mason, published by the Prince Society (Boston, 1887), 
he was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Gooding) Tufton, 
of Boston, and a descendant of John Mason, the famous 
founder of New Hampshire. He was a great-great-great-great- 
grandson of Captain John Mason, a great-great-grandson of 
Robert Tufton, who took the surname of Mason, and a grand- 
son of John Tufton, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, who 
dropped the surname of Mason. See page 257. 

The town of Mason, New Hampshire, is so named in honor 
of Captain John. 



The Shays Rebellion 271 



The Shays Rebellion 

Committees from the towns of Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, 
Townsend, and Ashby met at Groton on June 29, 1786, in 
order to make preparations for calling a convention to con- 
sider matters of public grievance. At this preliminary meet- 
ing a committee was appointed to issue a circular letter to 
the other towns in Middlesex County, inviting them to send 
delegates to a convention to be holden at Concord. Captain 
John Nutting, of Pepperell, was chairman of the committee 
then appointed ; and a letter signed by him was sent to the 
various selectmen throughout the county. The following 
copy is made from one printed in " The Independent Chron- 
icle : and the Universal Advertiser " (Boston), July 27, 1786: 

To the Selectmen of Cambridge. 

GENTLEMEN, &c. 

WE the Committees chose by the several towns hereafter 
mentioned, viz. Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend and 
Ashby, met at Groton the 29th day of June, 1786, to consult upon 
matters of public grievances ; and after appointing a Chairman for 
that day, it was thought best to notify all the towns in this county 
to meet by their Committees, at the house of Capt. Brown, inn- 
holder in Concord, on the 23d day of August next, to consult upon 
matters of public grievances and embarrassments that the people 
of this Commonwealth labour under, and to find out means of 

redress, &c. 

By order of the Committee, 

JOHN NUTTING, Chairman. 
Groton, July 19, 17S6. 

N. B. It is expected that a Committee from the Convention that 
is to set in Worcester county, the 15th of August, will attend. 

The answer by the town of Cambridge is found in the 
same newspaper, wherein it is stated that the inhabitants 



272 Groton during the Revolution 

were attached to the present constitution and administration 
of government, and that they declined to send any committee. 
At the same meeting, on July 24, it was voted that the select- 
men cause the letter and the reply to be printed, which was 
accordingly done. 

A similar answer by the town of Newton to the same 
letter is found in Francis Jackson's " History of Newton " 
(pages 21 1-2 1 3). 

At the present time it seems incredible that patriotic men 
by mob rule should have tried to correct political evils which 
then surely existed. Most of these misguided persons had 
served in the Revolutionary army, where they left good 
records ; but they were little used to constitutional govern- 
ment. Captain Nutting, the writer of the circular letter, was 
a man of irreproachable character, and had led a company of 
minute-men to Cambridge, on the Nineteenth of April. See 
page 34 of this volume. 

Some years ago I bought at public sale in Boston a letter 
written by Dr. Oliver Prescott, of Groton, which relates to 
the action of the insurgents in this neighborhood, near the 
fag-end of the Rebellion. The letter was afterward given to 
the Massachusetts Historical Society, on October 11, 1888, 
and is printed in the Proceedings (second series, IV., 158, 159) 
of that date, as follows : — 

Groton Janv 22'?' 1787 6? P. M. 
Sir 

I have been attending to the motions of the insurgents, & 
thought it was my duty to inform you that Cap' John Nutting of 
Pepperell marched from John Conants in Townshend at one 
o'clock this afternoon with about Seventy men collected from Gro- 
ton Pepperell & Townshend & Seven sleighs with provisions & 
baggage ; expected to be joined by a party from Lunenburg & 
Shirley, «& I have no doubt will make up as many more, they have 
rec:' Expresses from the Worcester Leaders to raise as many men 
as possible, they are exerting themselves to the utmost — they pro- 
pose to march all night & are at present rapid in their movements. 
The Bearer Capt John Williams is able to acquaint you with the 



The Shays Rebellion 273 

particulars & will inform you of the disposition of the people in 
this part of the County & their readiness to turn out for the 
defence of Government if needed. 

I have directed the Express to return as soon as possible & if 
anything of importance should be discovered I shall give you intel- 
ligence without loss of time. 

I have the honor to be with the 
greatest esteem Sir your 

very humble Servl 

Oliver Prescott 
Gen^ Lincoln 

[Addressed] On public Service Tlie Hon^.'<= Maj": Genl Lincoln Worces- 
ter by Express 

[Indorsed] D"' Prescott's letter, JanY 22^ 1787 N" 19 

The two following letters, written by Dr. Prescott, are 
found among the Archives at the State House. They tend 
to show the active part which he always took in public mat- 
ters affecting the neighborhood : — 

Groton 8* JanY 1787 
Dear Sir, 

How is the Spirit of Volunteering in your part of the County ? 
Will your people turn out for the defence of Worcester Court ? I 
Expect Groton and Pepperrell will furnish two Companies of light 
Infantry ; one Company to be under the Command of Capt. Scott, 
the other Major Farnsworth, who are inlisting men for that pur- 
pose ; and I am sure General Brooks will not think proper to send 
marching orders to this Regiment. Thirty men gave in their names 
last Saturday ; and I Expect a number of good men will ride with 
me, who cannot bear the fatigues of the Journey in any other mode. 
I turn out to give Energy to the Service, & hope you will do the 
same. I shall thank you for Recommending my son [Oliver, Jr.] 
to Gen'.' Brooks in the Surgeon's department, as he has been & still 
is very alert, and his engaging in the service, induces many others. 
I hope nothing will be wanting on the part of Government to put 
an end to the Rebellion. 

I most seriously wish some of the leaders of the malcontents in 
the County of Worcester, might be apprehended before the sitting 



2 74 Groton during the Revolution 

of the Court. If a Warrant should be made out to Scott & Brown, 

as was before, they could easily find some resolute, Cunning men 

who would go in disguise & are perfectly acquainted with the 

roads, and have no doubt of Success ; they would not wish for 

more than six or Eight men & be happy to make the Tryal. What 

do you think of the Experiment? The Expense would not be 

great. I think they would be more likely to be apprehended this 

week, while engaged in raising their forces ; if they find their party 

too small to oppose Government, they will Secrete themselves. If 

a few men should go from this part of the County on a trading 

Voyage, «& mix with the people, I think it is highly probable they 

would Succeed ; & if you are of the Same Opinion, wish you would 

lay the matter before the Governor & Council ; & if they approve 

of it, let a Warrant be sent by Express, no time should be lost, 

& it is not in my power to be at Boston this week to make the 

Proposition. 

I shall not omit anything in my power for the publick good. — 

my best regards to yf Brother, I am, Sir, 

with great Esteem, y' Hum'^ Servant ; 

Oliver Prescott 
James Winthrop Esq' 

[Addressed] James Winthrop Esq'. Cambridge 
[Indorsed] Letter from Gen' Prescott Jan>' 8, 1787 

(Massachusetts Archives, CLXXXIX. 70) 

Groton 3'' March 17S7 
Sir 

I beg leave to suggest to your Excellency the propriety of 

having a Company of Volunteers raised, & stationed in this part 
of the County of Middlesex for a short time, to apprehend such 
persons as are disqualified from receiving the pardon, as there are 
many such, & they ought to be secured soon, as the Spring is 
opening when they will retire to the woods, which is a matter they 
depend much upon — I suppose a company of 50 or 60 men, 
including non-commissioned Officers & privates would be suffi- 
cient, & if Capt William Scott of Groton & Samson Woods & 
Jon"* Bancroft of Pepperell should be appointed for the Commis- 
sioned Officers ; they would be able to enlist the men immediately 
from the Towns of Groton & Pepperell, & such as have horses 



The Shays Rebellion 275 

of their own, that upon any particular occasion might be mounted 
without expence to Government, so that this small company of 
Infantry would be equal to any service that Government might 
require — Any delay or relaxation in Government at this time 
would be extreemly hurtfully. 

M- Brown of this Town is a Regimental Quarter Master & under 
the direction of the Commissary General might in an easy & cheap 
manner supply the troops — The reason of my proposing the above 
persons for Officers, is, their known fidelity, courage & good con- 
duct, as well as having served in the State army, & had commis- 
sions, & are likely to give Satisfaction — The bearer, Capt Jo : 
Savage has for some time past resided in this Town, & can fully 
inform you of the disposition of the people, and the necessity of 
such a company. 

I have taken the liberty to order George Marsten to be com- 
mitted to the Boston Goal, as he is not a Citizen of this Common- 
wealth & no property, but has been very active in the present 
rebellion, «Sr by his own confession was chosen an Adjutant in 
Shays's army he was a deserter from the British army, & for 
more than one year past had residence in the Town of Pepperell — - 
I have the honor to be with the greatest 

esteem and respect your Excellency's most 

Ob' & hum*" Servant 
Oliver Prescot 

The Governor A true Copy Attest 

John Avery jun Sec^ 
[Indorsed] Letter from Oliver Prescott — Groton, March 3!? 1787 — 
(Massachusetts Archives, CXC. 405) 

By an Act passed on February 14, 1781, the Governor and 
Council were requested to appoint three of the Justices of the 
Peace in each County, who should have authority to commit 
to jail any person dangerous to the State. Dr. Oliver Pres- 
cott was one of those for Middlesex County, and in causing 
the arrest of George Marsten, as mentioned in the last para- 
graph of the letter, he was acting in this capacity. 

At the Centennial Celebration of the Independent Com- 
pany of Cadets in Boston, on October 19, 1841, the Reverend 



276 Groton during the Revolution 

Samuel K. Lothrop, D.D., Chaplain of the Corps, delivered 
an historical address, from which the following extract is 
taken : — 

On the 29th of the same month [November, 1786], Col. [Samuel] 
Bradford received orders to assemble his company at Groton, to 
assist the Sheriff of Middlesex in arresting Col. Shattuck, a leader 
of the discontented in that county. The Cadets left town [Boston] 
for the purpose, but before the arrival of the entire company, Col. 
Shattuck had been arrested. The wound, by which he was dis- 
abled, — and consequently taken prisoner, is said to have been 
inflicted by Fortesque Vernon, a member of the Cadets (page 31). 

In the account of '* Groton during the Shays Rebellion," 
which appears in Number III. of the first volume of the 
Groton Historical Series, it is said, on page 8, that Shat- 
tuck's wound was given by F. C. Varnum, of Boston. The 
statement was made on the authority of Lemuel Shattuck, 
and is found in his " Memorials of the Descendants of William 
Shattuck " (page 126). By the light of this extract, I have no 
doubt that the wound was inflicted by Fortesque Vernon, 
whose surname was generally pronounced Varnon. 



The Insurgents 

In the year 1835 there was published anonymously at Phil- 
adelphia, a work entitled "The Insurgents: An Historical 
Novel," in two volumes, written by Ralph Ingersoll Lock- 
wood, a lawyer of New York, who died many years ago. It 
is based on the Shays Rebellion, and the scene is laid mainly 
in the Connecticut valley. In the second volume is an account 
of the capture of Job Shattuck, which is given with all the 
freedom of a novelist's pen. 

See page 66 for Shattuck's connection with the Rebellion. 



The Shays Rebellion 277 



Capt. Henry Farivell 

In the account of the Jubilee of Lawrence Academy at 
Groton, on July 12, 1854, published during the next year, is 
printed an interesting letter from the Reverend Dr. William 
Allen, ex-President of Bowdoin College, who in his younger 
days had taught school in town. He gives many reminis- 
cences of the place in the early part of the century, and de- 
scribes a visit made at the house of Jonathan Farwell, whose 
father, Captain Henry Farwell, had commanded a company of 
minute-men that marched from Groton to Cambridge on April 
19, 1775. This veteran soldier was not afraid to show his 
colors, and had no sympathy with the Shays Rebellion, ac- 
cording to Dr. Allen, who says: — 

I was one evening invited to the bountiful table of a neighbor, 
Mr. Jonathan Farwell, who had as much humor, joined to as much 
sense as is seldom found in his condition of life. He was usually 
called Uncle Jock. At his house, I went into his father's room, to 
see the old gentleman, then nearly eighty years old. He was a 
small man, but energetic and animated. Although his feet were 
just in the grave, he was as full of spirit as ever. He fought his 
battles over again. He told me that in 1745, when twenty-one 
years old, he was at the capture of Cape Breton. Just thirty years 
after that event, he was in the battle of Bunker Hill and was shot 
through the body. He was a man of as much spirit and energy as 
I ever knew ; and he had a proper reverence for law and good 
government. He related to me that, " In the time of Shays' rebel- 
lion, the question was, ' Shall Jock go out and fight them ? ' I said, 
'Yes. I would disinherit a son of mine who would not fight for 
his country. Had I as much blood as would bear a seventy-four gun- 
ship over Grand Monadnoc, I would spill it all in fighting those 
rebels!''' (Page 6 r.) 



278 Groton during the Revolution 

The following copy of a bill is found in the Emmet Collec- 
tion belonging to the New York Public Library : — 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to the Town of Groton, Df 
To sundry Provisions furnish'd for the Troops in the service of 
the Commonwealth, as follows — viz. — 

1787 

Jany 27'!' To 65!^ Beef at 2^ per lb . . £0. 13. 6^^ 

54!!" Bread at 2? o. 9. o. 

29'.*; To 241!^ Bread at 2"^ 2. o. 2. 

362!!^ Beef at 2>^'» 3. 15. 5 

880 Gills rum at i'' . . . . i. 11. 8 
To Transporting the above to Springfield 

& Hadley 2. 6. 8. 

To a Horse & Slay & Driver for transport- 
ing the Baggage of the Troops during the 
Whole expedition under Gen". Lincoln I 

24 days a 4/8 

16. 

Isaac Farnsworth 

Joseph Moors 

Joseph Rockwood 

Errors Excepted. Aaron Brown 

Groton, April -^t) 1787- 



Selectmen 
) for 
I Groton. 



Soldiers' Epitaphs 279 



Soldiers Epitaphs 

The following inscriptions are found on gravestones in the 
old burying-ground, and will explain themselves : — 

\Cherub^s Head.'] 

Here lies the Body of 

Joseph son of M- Ephraim 

& M? Azubah Parker, 

who died Sep! 22'' 1775 

Aged 5 years & 2 moni 

Also in Memory of M' 

Nehem^ son of y*" above 

nam'd persons, who died 

in his Country service 

at Ticonderoga Oct' 22^ 

1776. In y" 19':'' year of his 

age. 

Nehemiah Parker enlisted originally, on April 30, 1775, in 
Captain Asa Lawrence's Company. 

{Cherub's Head.] 

Memento mori 

Here lies the 

Body of M: Simon 

Patch who was 

wounded in y*^ de= 

fence of his Country 

at y White-plains 

Oct^ 28':'' 1776 and 

died of his wound 

Dec' 31'? 1776 in y^ 

aS'!" year of his age. 

The son of Ebenezer and Sarah Patch, born July 11, 1749. 
He was brought home on a litter from White Plains, New 
York, a distance of nearly two hundred miles, accompanied 



2 8o Groton during the Revolution 

by his elder brother. The litter was made by fitting the butt- 
ends of two small trees into the stirrups of a saddle, and 
putting a sack of hay behind on the branches. 

Memento {CheruUl Mori 

W^, Abigail Kenrick 

Widow of Cap! Caleb 

Kenrick, left her 

pleasant habitation 

in Newton, & came to 

her Daughter Dana's 

in Groton, on accoun' 

of y*" civil War & Sep? 5. 

1775. -^- 7^- ^^^ remov= 

ed by a dysentery, to that 

place where y!" wicked cea^A 

from troubling & y*" weary 



arc at rest. 



Her maiden name was Bowen, and her daughter was 
married to the Reverend Samuel Dana. 



The following epitaph is copied from a marble slab in the 
Lawrence lot at the Cemetery. Mrs. Bigelow's death took 
place in Groton at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Luther 
Lawrence. Her husband, Colonel Bigelow, died on March 
31, 1790, in Worcester, where there is a monument erected 
to his memory on the Common. 

Here 

lie the mortal remains of 

Mrs. anna BIGELOW, 

relict of 

Col. Timothy Bigelow 

of Worcester, Mass. 

She died Aug. 2, 1809, 

^t. 63 yrs. 



Obituary Records 281 



Obituary Records 

At Groton isth inst, William Blodgett, formerly of Tyngsboro', 
a revolutionary pensioner, at the age of 90 years and 8 months. 
His descendants were 6 children, 37 grand-children, 23 great- 
grand-children, and one of the fifth generation. He entered the 
army at the age of 16 years, and was one of the number to guard 
Burgoyne's troops at Winter Hill ; he afterwards shipped on board 
a Letter of Marque on a trading voyage in 1782. On his return 
home in the brig Iris, of Boston, they captured at the mouth of 
James river, in Virginia, an English brig mounting 16 guns, with 
about 100 prisoners, among whom were 30 Americans in irons. 
On the 2d day after the battle, they encountered a storm which 
drove the American brig and the prize both on shore, and dashed 
them in pieces, and all was lost except the crews, which were saved 
by the inhabitants. He next entered the service of his Savior, and 
remained in his service about 60 years, and as he entered the 
threshhold of eternity, he repeated the following lines : 

" I 'm not ashamed to own my Lord, 
Or to defend his cause, 
Maintain the honor of his word, 
The glory of his cross." 

"The Boston Daily Atlas," November 22, 1S52. 

In Groton, N. H. the 20th Nov. last, Mr. Samuel Blood, aged 67 
years, a soldier of the revolution, and formerly of Groton, Mass. 
"Columbian Centinel " (Boston), February 3, 11^30. 

In Groton, ; Mr. Amos Davis, a soldier of the revolution, 

aged 82. 

"Columbian Daily Centinel " (Boston), December 6, 1834. 

Isaac Farwell, born in Groton, Mass., 1744, March 28, was a 
lieutenant at Bunker Hill, soon became a captain, and fought in 
the continental army till the close of the war. He died in 1791, 
Dec. 31, and is buried in the Charlestown [N. H.] cemetery. 

Henry Swan Dana's " History of Woodstock, Vermont " (page 597). 



282 Groton during the Revolution 

In Groton, Mass. Sept. 2, Captain Zacharias Fitch, aged 86. 
" Columbian Centinel " (Boston), September 9, 1820. 

Died, in Groton, Mass. June 24, Mr. Isaiah Hall, aged 74, a 
revolutionary soldier and patriot. For many years he had been 
gradually declining, and devoted the principal part of his time to 
reading and meditation. The word of God was his principal study 
and source of comfort, and when too feeble to read himself, nothing 
afforded him so much satisfaction as to hear its sacred contents 
often read. His last sickness, though long and lingering, was 
borne with that calmness and resignation which a firm faith in the 
religion of Jesus Christ imparts ; and the remaining days of his 
bereaved partner will be consoled by that hope which animated 
him in his last hours, and made death to him the harbinger of 
eternal rest. — [Communicated.] 

" Columbian Daily Centinel " (Boston), July 2, 1834. 

In Pepperell, Jan 14th, Mr Robinson Lakin, 83, a revolutionary 
soldier — he was a drummer in the company commanded by Capt 
John Nutting, in Col \Vm Prescott's regiment, and was in the re- 
doubt on Bunker Hill when the attack was made by the British 
army. In this battle eight of said company were killed and eight 
wounded. 

" Boston Daily Advertiser," February 27, 1838. 

At Groton, on the 12th instant, Capt James Lewis, aged 74, 
(formerly of Billerica.) In every situation in which he was placed 
through a long and active life, he bore an upright and honorable 
character. He was an officer of the militia during the whole of the 
revolutionary war ; the companion of Buttrick, Davis, and others who 
composed the valiant little band that resisted a superior British 
force, at the bridge in Concord, on the memorable 19th of April, 
1775. He continued a uniform and firm supporter of those repub- 
lican principles, for which he so early stood forth, and ever sup- 
ported the character of an exemplary citizen, tender husband, and 
kind parent — he lived respected and died lamented. 

"Boston Patriot," Saturday, June 23, 1810. 

In Hawley, Mr. Joseph Longley, born in Groton, Mass., Aug. 17, 
1744. He was a great grandson to William Longley, who, with a 



Obituary Records 283 

part of his family, were killed at Groton, by the Indians, in 1684 
[1694] — grandson to John Longley, who was Captain five years 
in Canada — and son to Joseph Longley, who was mortally wounded 
in the battle and defeat of Fort William Henry, 1758. When 16, 
he was in the French war one year and helped to build the stone 
barracks at Crown Point, 1760. He was five years in the revolu- 
tionary war for Independence. In the first eight months' service, 
1775. At Ticonderoga in '76. At the capture of Burgoyne, '77. 
In December following, while in the van of 100 volunteers, under 
Maj. Hull, pursuing a foraging party, 32 were cut off by the British 
cavalry, near Derby, deprived of their blankets, and put in prison 
at Philadelphia, where more than half died of cold, hunger, and 
disease. In April, '78, he, with others, were put on board a prison 
ship for New York, where he was exchanged in July, and soon after 
joined his regiment, and was in the battle in Rhode Island, and in 
that signal retreat, under Gen. Sullivan. 

"The Massachusetts Spy" (Worcester), August 24, 1836. 

According to the genealogical tables in the Appendix to 
Mr. Butler's History (page 417), Joseph Longley u^asborn on 
August 6, 1744; and the date of his death was July 8, 1836. 
He was the eldest child of Joseph and Mary (Walker) Long- 
ley, and a brother of Edmund, mentioned below, who was 
born on October 31, 1746. 

In Hawley, 29th ult. Edmund Longley, Esq. 96 yrs and 18 days, 
a native of Groton. He erected the first framed house in H (then 
called No 7) and removed his family into it in 1781. He was sent 
for many years to the General Court ; was the first Plantation and 
Town Clerk ; held the offices of Town Clerk, Selectman, and Treas- 
urer ; was a Justice of the Peace for nearly fifty years ; and was 
both a soldier and an officer in the revolutionary war. He was a 
subscriber to the Hampshire Gazette [Northampton] for more than 
fifty-six years ; and took and read the Panoplist and Missionary 
Herald, from their first publication, as long as he lived. 

" Boston Daily Advertiser," December 23, 1842. 

In Groton, 15th inst. Mr. Joshua Parker, a revolutionary soldier, 

79; • 

" Boston Daily Advertiser," September 23, 1843. 



284 Groton during the Revolution 

In Groton [January 9], Lieut. William Parker, a revolutionary 
soldier, aged 71. 

"Columbian Daily Centinel " (Boston), January 24, 1833. 

At Groton, Elnathan Sawtell, Esq. 83. 

" Daily Centinel and Gazette " (Boston), September 3, 1836. 

Mr. Sawtell was a Revolutionary soldier, and he died on 
August 31, 1836. His epitaph gives him the title of Lieu- 
tenant, which may have been acquired after the War. 

Stevens, Maj. Thomas, Brooksville, Me., 7 May; in his 90th 
year. He was a native of Groton, Mass., and a soldier of the 
Revolution. 

"The New England Historical and Genealogical Register " (VII. 295) for 
July. 1853. 

Another Veteran Gone. — Died in Groton, August 2d [1851], 
Mr. William Tarbell, one of the last of the Revolutionary patriots, 
aged 87. Mr. Tarbell joined the army when quite young, and was 
with General Washington during the last three years of the war, 
but having been appointed to draw plans and paint sketches of the 
various battle fields and encampments, by the commander-in-chief, 
he was never in any action during that time. He was with the 
army during its encampment at Valley Forge, and his picture of this 
camp ground, which was painted in the log house then occupied by 
Gen. Washington, is now in possession of his son in this city, and 
though much faded, is still an object of great interest. 

"Daily Evening Traveller" (Boston), September 25, 1851. 

In Groton, 7th July, Mr. Nehemiah Whetman, a revolutionary 
pensioner, aged 82. 

"Columbian Daily Centinel" (Boston), August 5, 1835. 

In Groton, Mr. David Wilson, a revolutionary soldier, aged 90. 
His death was occasioned by falling into the fire, supposed in a fit. 
"Columbian Daily Centinel" (Boston), February 23, 1833. 

In Groton, 8th inst. Col. Samson Woods, aged 65. [A son of 
General Henry and Deborah (Parker) Woods.] 
"Columbian Centinel" (Boston), February 11, 1826. 



A New Chapter, etc. 285 



The following paper, written by the late William Willder 
Wheildon, of Concord, was read before the Bostonian Society, 
on April 14, 1885, and, five days later, it appeared in "The 
Sunday Herald" (Boston), April 19. It was afterward re- 
printed in pamphlet form, and still later, with the writer's 
assent, in the Groton Historical Series. 

New Chapter in the History of the Concord 

Fight 

It is not very remarkable, perhaps, that the centennial 
period since the beginning of the Revolutionary War should be 
the occasion of bringing to light some new matter in relation 
to its early incidents, in regard to which more or less secrecy 
was preserved and names withheld at the time. It seems, 
from evidence which has lately come to the knowledge of the 
writer, by a casually dropped remark concerning the Concord 
fight, that the alarm of the movement of General Gage to seize 
the cannon, stores, and ammunition in Concord, was more 
widely known in Middlesex County than heretofore supposed. 
It appears, from the testimony of Mr. Artemas Wright, of 
Ayer, who is a grandson of Mr. Nathan Corey, of Groton, that 
there were several members of the Groton company of minute- 
men at Concord, on the morning of the 19th of April, who 
were in the fight at the North Bridge, and joined in the 
pursuit of the British troops in the retreat to Lexington. 

Mr. Wright's Story 

Mr. Wright says : his grandfather repeatedly told him the 
story, and often talked of the scenes of that day. A part of 
his narration was, that on the day before the Concord fight, 



286 Groton during the Revolution 

April i8th, while he was ploughing in his field, some distance 
from the middle of the town, he received notice of a meeting 
of the minute-men, which, of course, demanded immediate 
attention. It was in the afternoon, toward evening, when he 
received the notification. He at once unhitched his plough, 
drove his oxen home, took down his gun and belt, told his 
wife Molly, as he called her, that he was going away, and 
could not tell when he should come back, and that she must 
take care of the oxen. He then hastened to the middle of 
the town and joined his comrades who had assembled there. 

The circumstance which had induced them to call the meet- 
ing was the arrival of some brass cannon from Concord. Of 
course the presence of these immediately gave rise to discus- 
sion and speculation as to the cause and the reason of their 
being sent to Groton from Concord. Various suggestions 
were made, the most prominent of which was a proposition 
that the company should proceed at once to Concord ; but 
this, when put to vote, was determined in the negative, most 
of the members preferring to wait for further intelligence. 

This conclusion, it seems, was not entirely satisfactory to 
all the members of the company, and some of them deter- 
mined to go at once; so that, as the story is related to the 
writer, nine of them, with young Corey among the number, 
started for Concord the same evening. They travelled all 
night, carrying lighted pine torches a part of the way, and 
reached Concord at an early hour in the morning, entering 
one side of the town some hours before the British troops 
entered upon the other. Mr. Corey said they all went and 
got some breakfast at the house of Colonel Barrett, which was 
afterwards visited by the British troops in search of the can- 
non, ammunition and stores, most of which had been fortu- 
nately removed, the day before, to places of safety. After 
getting something to eat they proceeded toward the centre of 
the town, and soon joined the men of Concord, and finally 
were in the ranks of the minute-men, at or near the North 
Bridge, where the fight with the British troops occurred. 



A New Chapter, etc. 287 

They continued with the minute-men, and followed the 
retreating troops to Lexington, or beyond. 

This is the story related by Mr. Wright, as often repeated 
to him by his grandfather Corey ; and this, according to the 
accepted history of the time, and as at present understood, 
appeared to the writer, on the instant, as wholly improbable. 
It must still remain so unless it can be explained and accounted 
for in the transactions and events of the period. 

The objection to be met and answered is, how could the 
people of Groton, thirty miles from Boston, at about the time 
the British troops were moving toward their boats, on the 
evening of the i8th, know anything of General Gage's purpose 
or design to visit Concord } Of course they knew nothing, 
excepting such information as the presence of the brass can- 
non, which had arrived among them, indicated. Probably the 
men who conveyed the cannon from Concord could not ex- 
plain the matter, and yet it may possibly be true that they 
had learned before they left Concord, or suspected, the reason 
why they were sent ; and, if so, would be sure to communicate 
it to the people of Groton. This, when we come to think 
of it, is not very improbable, although no reason is given in 
the votes of the Committee for their action. However this 
may be, the improbable story of Mr. Wright may possibly be 
explained and accounted for by the action of the Committee 
of Safety in the matter, by showing that the cannon were 
sent to Groton, and why they came to be sent there at that 
particular time. 

Explanation of the Story 

Almost every person familiar with the history of this period 
would, on the instant, reject the story as a fiction, and nothing 
but entire confidence in the truthfulness of the party referred 
to, and the little probability there is of his being able to invent 
such a relation, induced the writer to give it a moment's con- 
sideration. Turning the history of the period over in our 
mind, the points of which were very familiar, we thought we 



288 Groton during the Revolution 

could see a possible explanation of the matter, as a conse- 
quence of the cautionary action of Warren, and the important 
services rendered at this time by Paul Revere. 

It is v^rell known to most readers and students, who are 
familiar with the history of this period, that Dr. Warren, so 
far as is known by his own inclination, remained in Boston 
while the Provincial Congress was in session at Concord, ex- 
pressly to observe the action and movements of General Gage 
in this trying period. In consequence of some of these move- 
ments, especially that of launching the transport boats pre- 
paratory for use, and taking the Grenadiers and Light Infantry 
ofif duty, Warren determined to send notice of them, and of the 
preparations being made, as he believed, to capture the stores 
at Concord, to Hancock and Adams, then at Lexington. 

This message was sent by Paul Revere, on Sunday, the i6th 
of April, 1775, to the effect that the British were preparing 
for an excursion into the country, and it was at once under- 
stood that the stores and ammunition collected at Concord 
v^ere the object. Revere delivered his message promptly at 
Lexington, and returned in the afternoon, when, before going 
across the river from Charlestown, he made his arrangements 
about the signal-lanterns with Colonel Conant, — a matter 
which, no doubt, he had determined and arranged in his own 
mind during his solitary ride from Lexington. 

Action of the Committee of Safety 

The Provincial Congress, which had been in session at 
Concord, adjourned on Saturday, the 15th of April, but the 
Committees of Safety and Supplies, who had control of the 
military, and other public matters pertaining thereto, did not 
adjourn finally on that day. They remained at Concord, and 
held an important meeting on Monday morning, the 17th, 
and, no doubt, commenced their proceedings without wait- 
ing for the arrival of Hancock from Lexington, where he 
had gone with Sam Adams each night during the session 
of Congress. 



A New Chapter, etc. 289 

The first votes which the Committees passed, according to 
the records of their meetings, were as follows : — 

Voted, that two four-pounders, now at Concord, be mounted by 
the Committee of Supplies, and that Colonel Barrett be desired to 
raise an Artillery Company, to join the Army when raised, etc. ; 
and, also, that an instructor for the use of the cannon be appointed, 
to be put directly in pay. 

Voted, unanimously, that ^6, lawful money, be a Captain's pay 
in an artillery Company; that the ist and 2d lieutenants have 
;^4 5s. \ that the Sergeants have 42s. per month, etc. 

Voted, that when these Committees adjourn, it be to Mr. Weth- 
erby's, at the Black Horse, Menotomy, on Wednesday, at 10 o'clock. 

After these votes were passed, it is supposed and believed, 
John Hancock arrived from Lexington and joined the Com- 
mittee in their meeting. Of course, he immediately commu- 
nicated to them the important intelligence which he had 
received from Dr. Warren the day before, so that, without any 
reconsideration of the votes just passed, any adjournment or 
recess, the record shows that they continued the meeting and 
passed the following votes : — 

Voted, that the four six-pounders be transported to Grolon, and 
put under the care of Colonel Prescott. 

Voted, that two seven-inch brass mortars be transported to Acton. 

Voted, that the two Committees adjourn to Mr. Wetherby's, at 
Menotomy, [at] ten o'clock. [Not Wednesday, as first voted.] 

The next day (Tuesday) a meeting was held, and it was 
voted that " the two brass two-pounders, and two brass three- 
pounders, be under the care of the Boston Company of Artil- 
lery, and of Capt. Robinson's (Company)." 

What finally was the disposition of these cannon we have 
no means of knowing ; but, when the approach of the British 
troops became known. Dr. Ripley, in his '• History of the Fight 
at Concord," says: — 

19 



290 Groton during the Revolution 

A considerable number of them (Concord minute-men) were 
ordered to assist the citizens who were actively engaged in removing 
and secreting cannon, military stores, and provisions. The cannon 
were nearly all conveyed to a distance, some to adjacent towns, and 
some were buried in the ground, and some under heaps of manure. 

Numerous other votes were passed for the removal and 
secretion of ammunition, provision, etc., and the Committee 
adjourned to the next day. 

On Wednesday (19th) the Committee continued its session, 
at Menotomy (West Cambridge, now Arlington), and passed 
additional votes on the same subject. 

Thus were the votes first passed, before the arrival of John 
Hancock, rescinded ; and, of course, the cannon were not 
mounted, no Artillery Company was formed, nor teacher 
employed for their instruction. 

All this was the result of the information from Dr. Warren, 
brought to Lexington by Paul Revere ; to Concord by John 
Hancock, and, we may almost say, carried to Groton by the 
cannon ! It is believed that no other explanation can be 
given of the discrepancies in these votes, so entirely different 
and adverse to each other, than that which has been sug- 
gested, namely, the arrival of Mr. Hancock after the passage 
of the first named votes, and the intelligence brought by him 
of General Gage's movements at Boston. 

Sending the Cannon to Groton 

In accordance with the final votes of the Committee, the 
next morning (Tuesday, i8th) the cannon were promptly on 
their way to Groton, and arrived there late in the afternoon, 
while at Boston, the British troops were getting ready to 
embark in their boats for the opposite side of the river, on 
their way to Concord. 

In view of what has been said, it may now be pretty con- 
fidently asked. What information did the appearance of these 
cannon at Groton communicate to the people, and especially 



A New Chapter, etc. 291 

the minute-men of that town? It will be recollected that only 
a short time before this (26th of February), General Gage had 
sent Colonel Leslie to Salem to seize some pieces of cannon 
there, which he failed to secure, and this was probably known 
to the people of Groton at this time. There cannot be a 
doubt, therefore, putting these two things together, as to the 
story the presence of these cannon told, even if the men who 
carried them had been speechless. 

Action of the Groton Men 

The proceedings and action which followed, on the part of 
the Groton minute-men, were both natural and reasonable, and 
fully authorized the action of the volunteers, even supposing 
they were moved by curiosity alone, — a mere desire to see 
British soldiers. The minute-men, as we have stated, were 
promptly called together, and some of them determined to go 
to Concord that night ; and, while Colonel Smith was moving 
his troops over the Cambridge marshes and swamps, these 
patriots were on their way to meet them at Concord bridge, 
without knowing who they were to meet or what was in store 
for them. What followed has been stated. The Groton min- 
ute-men arrived, and were among their brethren of Concord, 
Acton, Carlisle, Lincoln, and Bedford, in following and ha- 
rassing the retreating troops, and it would seem, from the 
relation which we have given, that the improbability of 
Mr. Wright's story has been removed ; the cannon certainly 
went to Groton, and almost as certainly the Groton minute- 
men came to Concord. The minute-men of the other towns 
named were notified of the coming of the British troops by 
special messengers. The cannon sent to Acton, no doubt, upon 
their arrival there on Tuesday (i8th), told the same story as 
did the cannon at Groton ; but, being so near to Concord, the 
citizens very naturally concluded that, if they were wanted, 
word would be sent to them at the earliest moment, as was 
the case ; but the Groton men, though few in number, were 
the first to arrive. 



292 Groton during the Revolution 

Mr. Corey, who used to tell his story in relation to the 
Concord fight to his grandchildren in his talk about the war, 
continued in the service of his country, and prior to his death 
a pension was granted to him (or afterwards to his widow); 
but nothing was ever received by either of them. 

Confirmatory Evidence 

Since the first mention of this subject by the writer. Dr. 
Samuel A. Green, a native of Groton, has published a hand- 
some volume, entitled " Epitaphs from the Old Burying 
Ground in Groton, Mass." One of the inscriptions, found 
upon the monument to the memory of Captain Abram Child, 
contains the following sentence: " He was a Lieutenant 
among the minute-men, and aided in the Concord fight 
and the battle of Bunker Hill, 1775." The remainder of the 
inscription shows that Captain Child went through the war 
with Washington, and was the oldest Captain in the service at 
the capture of Stony Point, in 1779. He was just the man for 
a night expedition to Concord. 

Mr. George William Curtis, in speaking of this incident in 
the history of the Concord fight, in a letter to the writer, says : 
*' Your new chapter throws light upon the tradition of the 
horseman at Acton rousing the house with the news after 
midnight on the i8th. The whole legend is very interesting." 
And, we may add, seems to be confirmed most unexpectedly 
from various quarters. The Groton men, of course, came 
down through Acton, probably after midnight, and no doubt, 
with or without their burning torches, produced some excite- 
ment on the road. 

Importance of the Service of Warren and Revere 

One result of this story is particularly worthy of notice, 
since it shows very clearly what has scarcely ever been con- 
sidered, or, in fact, alluded to, and that is the importance of 
the service rendered by Paul Revere in his journey to Lex- 
ington, on Sunday prior to the much more celebrated mid- 



A New Chapter, etc. 293 

night ride which followed it. The story of this ride, quiet 
and peaceful as it was, has never been immortalized in the 
lines of the poet ; yet it shows very clearly that the preserva- 
tion of the cannon — nearly all that the Colony possessed at 
that time, — and probably the largest portion of the ammu- 
nition and stores at Concord, were saved, as we have seen, by 
the cautionary measures of Dr. Warren, and the essential ser- 
vice of Paul Revere, on the Sunday previous to the fight at 
Concord bridge. 

Revere himself makes but very slight mention of this Sun- 
day ride. He simply says : — 

The Sunday before, by desire of Dr. Warren, I had been to Lex- 
ington, to Messrs. Hancock and Adams, who were at the Rev. Mr. 
Clark's. I returned at night through Charlestown ; there I agreed 
with a Colonel Conant, and other gentlemen, that if the British went 
out by water, we would show two lanterns in the North Church 
Steeple, and if by land, one, as a signal ; for we were apprehensive 
it would be difficult to cross the Charles River, or get over Boston 
Neck. 

(Revere's letter to Dr. Belknap.) 

We see now more clearly than ever before the importance 
of Paul Revere's first ride to Lexington. 

Note 

Since this paper was read before the Bostonian Society, Mr. 
Wright has informed the writer that his grandfather, after he had 
told him the story about the Concord fight, gave to him an old 
powder-horn which he had used during the war. This powder- 
horn, he said, he took from a British soldier who had been shot on 
the retreat to Lexington, and whose body was lying by the roadside 
in Lincoln. Some of the other men, he said, took off his boots and 
some of his clothes. The powder-horn, Mr. Wright says, was quite 
a nice piece of work, and held just one pound of powder. It had 
a peculiar stopper (probably a spring snapper, like some now 
known), and at the larger end, on the under side (when hung over 



294 Groton during the Revolution 

the shoulder), was engraved the English coat of arms, and on the 
upper side, what Mr. Wright says, they call the British Ensign. 
The bottom of the horn was made of brass, saucer shaped, with a 
hole half an inch in diameter, in the centre, serving as a tunnel, to 
pour in the powder, with a wooden stopper. The horn had been 
used by Mr. Wright and his brother, in their hunting excursions, for 
many years, and they agree perfectly in the description of it. It 
was finally lost, by the brother who owned it, in the burning of his 
house some years ago. 

After having written the above, the writer was informed by Mr. 
Winsor, librarian of Harvard College, that there was a powder- 
horn somewhat answering the above description in possession 
of the Massachusetts Historical Society. The next day (June ii, 
1885) the writer visited the rooms of the Society, in Boston, and 
was shown by Dr. Green, the librarian, several old powder-horns of 
a similar character, all of them quite elaborately engraved and sim- 
ilar in many respects apparently to that described by Mr. Wright, 
with the exception that these all appeared to be American powder- 
horns, as one of them seemed to say, *' To be used in the cause of 
liberty." Mr. Wright's story of this old powder-horn which he had, 
and the way his grandfather came into possession of it, and its dis- 
tinct resemblance to those in use at the time, give additional weight 
and interest to the original story that the Groton men were in the 
Concord fight on the 19th of April, 1775. The dead soldier was 
probably one of those buried in the Lincoln graveyard. 



Appendix 295 



Appendix 



Strictly speaking, the following articles do not belong 
in this volume, as they are in no way connected with the 
Revolutionary War. But they bear so closely on the mil- 
itary history of the town, as a matter of convenience it has 
been thought best to print them here in an Appendix. 

Two Groton Soldiers in the Expedition against 
Carthagena 

War between Great Britain and Spain was declared on 
October 23, 1739; and early in the year 1740 the English 
government sent out an expedition against the Spanish pos- 
sessions on this continent. The English provinces in America 
were called upon to furnish their share both of men and means 
toward the undertaking ; and Massachusetts sent five hundred 
soldiers who took part in the operations against Carthagena, 
the principal town on the Spanish main, in the province of 
New Granada. Of this number only fifty men lived to return, 
the others for the most part dying of pestilential disease. 
Among the Massachusetts Archives (XCI. 333) at the State 
House is an imperfect Muster Roll of Captain John Prescott's 
Company, which gives the names of two soldiers, natives of 
Groton, and presumably residents of the town, who served in 
that unfortunate expedition. They were Josiah Blanchard, 
aged 40, a blacksmith by trade, who enlisted on May 10, 
1740 ; and Joshua Parker, aged 39, " Gentelman," who enlisted 
on July I. Probably neither lived to return, as there is no 



296 Appendix 

later reference to them in any public record. Blanchard was 
an only son of James and Anna Blanchard, and was born on 
June 24, 1698. For eight years his father was town clerk of 
Groton. I am unable to identify Parker, who belonged to a 
family very numerous in the town. 



Military Warrant 

The following copy of a warrant was made by me some 
years ago, though I do not know now the ownership of the 
paper : — 

To quarter master John Russel of Littelton 

You are hear by Directed to see that all the Troppers in Lit- 
telton vnder my Command and Amos Russel of haruard be warned 
to appear in the Training field in Groton on Tuesday the Tenth 
Day of October Next at Ten of the Clock in the fore Noon with 
arms and amonision Compleat according to Law together with 
your Self Thear to attend Such millatery orders and Instructions as 
you shall Receiue from your Commanding officers and make Return 
of this warrant with your Doings thear on to my Self at or before 
the Day aboue sd 

Sr the Reason I Troubel you with the warrant Is because I Do 
not Know wheather we haue a Corporal in Littelton. 

tr 
Dated at Groton Sep th 25 1749 ThO^ TaRBELL Cap' 

[Addressed] To quarter master 

John Russell 

in Littelton 



Groton Artillery Company 

Last Tuesday se'nnight [September 30] the regiment commanded 
by Col. Henry Woods, and the company of artillery commanded by 
Capt. [Amos] Farnsworth, met at Groton, for the purpose of dis- 
cipline. Their conduct through the whole day was such, as 



Appendix 297 

merited the applause of a numerous body of spectators, and did 
honor to all those immediately concerned, and clearly demonstrated, 
they had in view the importance of a well disciplined militia, to a 
rising nation. 

"The Independent Chronicle, and the Universal Advertiser," October 9, 1783. 

The following roster of the Company is found in " The 
Massachusetts Register" (page 122) for the year 1788: — 

Artillery Company at Groton, 2d Brig. 
Amos Farnsworth, Captain, 
Abijah Prescott, Captain Lieutenant, 
Samuel Rock wood, y^/'j-/ lieutenant, 
Winslow Parker, senior second lieutenant, 
Elnathan Sartell,y««/<?r second lieuteiiant. 



The South Military Company 

The following copies of original papers were given me 
nearly twenty years ago, by the late Dr. John S. H, Fogg, of 
South Boston, in whose possession they were at that time. 
They relate to the South Company of Groton, then com- 
manded by Captain Timothy Bigelow, who afterward became 
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as 
also did Luther Lawrence, to whom one of the warrants is 
addressed. Tyler Bigelow, one of the private soldiers, was 
a cousin and subsequently a brother-in-law of Captain Tim- 
othy, and the father of the late Honorable George Tyler 
Bigelow, formerly Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of 
Massachusetts. Loammi Baldwin, Jr., another private, was 
afterward a distinguished civil engineer, who built the Gov- 
ernment dry docks at Charlestown and at Norfolk, Virginia. 
For many years there were three military companies in the 
town, known respectively as the North Company, the South 
Company, and the Groton Artillery ; and occasionally they 
would parade together through the village streets, and drill 
as a battalion. 



98 



Appendix 



Middlesex ss. To John Reed sergeant. Greeting. 
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are 
required to notify and warn 

Joseph Stone sergeant. Ezra Farnsworth. 



Saml Reed sergeant. 
Saml. Paine sergeant. 
Rufus Moors corporal. 
Thomas Mead corporal 
Peter Chase corporal. 
Jonas Trowbridge fifer 
John Fitch fifer. 
Josiah Hazen fifer 
John Kemp drummer 
Amos Davis Jr. drummer 



Abel Farnesworth. 
David Fletcher. 
EH Flint. 
Benj'? Farnsworth 
Stephen Farrar. 
Henry Farwell Jr. 
Silas Farwell. 
Saml Farnsworth 
Zachariah Fitch Jr. 
Thomas Gass. 



John Adams Jr. drummer Phineas Gould 



Benj? Buttrick 
Thaddeus Bailey 
Timothy Blood 
Oliver Blood 3^* 
Jonathan Bennet 
Edward Bolton 
Johnathan Cooper 
Samuel Cooke 
Moses Chase. 
Samuel Dodge 
Abel Davis 



Nathan Hubbard Jr. 
Daniel Hart 
Elias Hart 
Joseph Hemenway 
Amos Harris. 
Noah Humphreys 
James Kendall 
Ebenezer Lampson. 
Amos Lampson Jr. 
Abel Morse 
Abijah Nutting 
Phinehas Nuttinsf. 



Jonathan Nutting 
Moses Nutting 
Hezekiah Spaulding 
Thomas Bennett Jr. 
Simon Page Jr. 
John Parke. 
Elijah Paine. 
John Robbins Jr. 
John Rockwood 
Alpheus Richardson. 
Amos Stone Jr. 
Caleb Symmes 
Phineas Stone. 
Sylvanus Smith. 
Abraham Symonds. 
William Symonds. 
Abel Swallow. 
Joseph Sawtell 1^ 
Peter Tarbell 
John Trufant. 
Amos Tarbell 
Joseph Wright 
Asa Wheeler 
Parker Wetherbee. 



Ephraim Farnsworth. 

All belonging to the South Company in Groton, in said County 
commanded by me of which Company you are the first sergeant 
and clerk, to appear on the publick parade, or training field, in said 
Groton on Thursday the 4"* day of July next, at one of the clock in 
the afternoon, with their arms and equipments compleat, for the pur- 
pose of military instruction and exercise. And in case you cannot 
conveniently notify and warn the said persons as aforesaid yourself 
you are to cause the same to be done by some other non-com- 
missioned officer belonging to said company, by giving them, or 
some of them, orders for that purpose in my name. Hereof fail 
not, and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon to 
myself at or before said day. Given under my hand & seal this 
4'^ day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred 
and ninety nine. Timothy Bigelow Captain. 



Appendix 299 

Groton, June 25"^ 1799. 

In obedience to the within warrant I have notified and warned 
all the within named persons (or caused the same to be done by a 
sergeant) to appear at the time and place. John Reed. 

Middlesex ss. To Luther Lawrence Greeting. 
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are 
required to notify and warn 

Amos Davis Drummer James Farnsworth. 

David Darling Jonas Phillips 

Joseph Bullard Isaac Hall 

William Shiple Eli Faulkner 

Timothy H. Newman Samuel Phips 

Benjamin Page Junf Daniel Swallow 

Phinehas Gould William Stearns 

Aaron Jewett. Abel Holden 

James Kendall Jabez Parker 

Lommi Baldwin Junr Asa Jinneson 

Tyler Bigelow Stephen Kemp. 

William Lawrence John Wright. 

Ezra Farnsworth Daniel Richardson 
David Fletcher 

All belonging to the South company in Groton in said County 
commanded by me of which you are also a member to appear on 
the public parade or training field in said Groton on Tuesday the 
third day of May next at one of the clock in the afternoon with 
their arms and equipments compleat for the purpose of exami- 
nation and view of arms, and for military instruction and exercise. 
Hereof fail not and make due return of this order to myself or the 
commanding officer at said time and place. Given under my hand 
and seal this eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord one 

thousand eight hundred and three 

Timothy Bigelow Captain 

Middlesex ss. Groton April 28. 1803. 

In obedience to the within warrant I have given legal notice to 
all the persons within mentioned (except Amos Davis, Tyler Bige- 
low, and Daniel Richardson who are out of town) to appear at the 
time and place within mentioned for the purposes within mentioned 

Luther Lawrence. 



300 Appendix 



A Naval Hero 

The following extract is taken from " The History of our 
Navy from its Origin to the Present Day 1 775-1 897" (New 
York, 1897), by John R. Spears. An account is there given 
of the last battle fought by the United States frigate " Essex " 
against two British vessels in the harbor of Valparaiso, on 
March 28, 18 14. Owing to more men and heavier guns on 
the part of the enemy, Captain David Porter, the American 
commander, was obliged to give the order to strike the colors. 

At that, Benjamin Hazen, a Groton seaman (who, though pain- 
fully wounded, had remained at his post, and at the last had joined 
in the request to haul down the flag to save the wounded), bade 
adieu in hearty fashion to those around him, said he had deter- 
mined never to survive the surrender of the Essex, and jumped 
overboard. He was drowned (III. 43, 44). 

For several generations the name of Benjamin Hazen has 
been a familiar one in Groton. Heroes do not spring up, 
here or elsewhere, in such numbers that the town can afford 
to forget such a son, who long ago passed into obscurity. 
Hazen's name, numbered 180, is given in a list printed in the 
" Journal of a Cruise made to the Pacific Ocean " (Philadelphia, 
18 1 5), by Captain David Porter. It is found on page 9 of the 
first volume, where he is rated as a " seaman ; " and on page 
161 of the second volume it appears again in the list of those 
killed in action. 

Benjamin Hazen was the third son and fourth child of 
Benjamin and Lydia (Woods) Hazen, and was born at 
Groton, on June 13, 1776. A year ago, in talking with 
Luther Hazen, a native of the town and a nephew of the 
seaman, I found that he was familiar with the circumstances 
connected with his uncle's tragic death. He told me that, 
according to family tradition, the old sailor weighted his 
pockets with heavy shot before he jumped overboard. 



Appendix 301 



Groton Military Matters 

From the earliest period of our Colonial history training- 
days were appointed by the General Court for the drilling of 
soldiers ; and at intervals the companies used to come to- 
gether as a regiment and practise military evolutions. From 
this custom arose the modern militia muster. 

During a long time, and particularly in the early part of 
the present century, many such musters were held at Groton. 
A training-field often used for the purpose was the plain, sit- 
uated near Capell's Mills, a mile and a half northwest of the 
village. Sometimes they were held on the easterly side of the 
Great Road, and at other times on the westerly side. During 
my boyhood musters took place, twice certainly, on the east- 
ern slope of the hill on the south side of the Broad Meadow 
Road near Farmers' Row; and also, once certainly, in the 
field lying southeast of Lawrence Academy, where High 
Street now runs, though it occurred before that street was 
laid out. Musters have been held on land back of the house 
formerly occupied by Charles Jacobs, and in a field near the 
dwelling where Benjamin Moors used to live, close by James's 
Brook in the south part of the town. 

A well-known military company of the State militia, and 
one of the oldest in the State, was the Groton Artillery, 
organized on October 19, 1778, with William Swan as its 
first captain. (See page 296 for an early item concerning 
this company.) In later times, known as Co. B, Sixth Massa- 
chusetts Militia Regiment of Infantry, it took part in the War 
of the Rebellion. It went into the public service on the memo- 
rable occasion when Governor John A. Andrew called for 
three-months men to go to Washington, and it was one of 
the companies forming the Sixth Massachusetts Militia Regi- 
ment which passed through Baltimore on April 19, 1861. 
After an eventful experience at the outset, the regiment re- 
turned to Boston on August i. In the autumn of that year 



302 Appendix 

the Twenty-sixth was recruited in Lowell, the old Sixth fur- 
nishing the nucleus ; and the companies left Boston for Ship 
Island, Mississippi Sound, on November 21. The officers in 
the two regiments were for the most part the same ; and again 
the Groton Artillery company shared the lot and fortune of the 
new organization. It formed Co. B, and served with distinc- 
tion during three years. In the summer of 1862, after a call 
for nine-months men, the Sixth Regiment was ordered into 
camp at Lowell, and recruited to its full strength. On Sep- 
tember I, when it left for Washington, a company went with 
it which was an offshoot of the Groton Artillery. And still 
later the same regiment was mustered into service on July 
20, 1864, for one hundred days, and left at once for Wash- 
ington, again accompanied by the representatives of the old 
Artillery company. 

Upon the re-organization of the Massachusetts Volunteer 
Militia, under Chapter 204, Acts of 1876, by an order dated 
July 14, 1876, this historic body became Co. F, Tenth Regi- 
ment. For one reason or another its former life and pros- 
perity now seemed to desert it ; and by an order from the 
Adjutant-General's office, under date of August 15, 1876, the 
company, with several others at the same time, was disbanded. 

Near the beginning of the present century the Governor of 
the Commonwealth visited Groton, and was received with 
military honors by this same company. The fact is given in 
the " Columbian Centinel," July 10, 1802, as follows : — 

His Excellency Governor Strong, and Lady, are on a tour to the 
western part, of the State of New- Hampshire. 

We hear from Groton, that on Thursday last [July 8], upon the 
departure of Governor Strong from that place, where he had tar- 
ried the preceding night, the artillery company in that town, com- 
manded by Capt. [James] Lewis fired a salute of sixteen guns in 
honor of the Commander in Chief. 

By a coincidence, just one hundred years before this time, 
Joseph Dudley, Governor of the Province, visited Groton, and 



Appendix 303 

was welcomed with a military reception. In the autumn of 
1702, Chief-Justice Samuel Sewall accompanied Governor 
Dudley through Middlesex County on a tour of inspection ; 
and in his Diary, under date of October 28, he writes : — 

Went to Groton, saw Capt. [Jonas] Prescot and his company in 
Arms. (Gov' had sent to them from Dunstable that [he] would 
visit them.) Lancaster is about 12 Miles Southward from Groton. 
Concord is 16 Miles f and Ten-Rod from Groton. 

(Massachusetts Historical Collections, fifth series, VI. 67.) 

Captain Prescott was a blacksmith by trade, and the an- 
cestor of a long line of distinguished families. He was the 
grandfather of Colonel William Prescott, the commander of 
the American forces at Bunker Hill, who was himself the 
father of William Prescott, the lawyer and jurist, and the 
grandfather of William Hickling Prescott, the historian. 



Camp Stevens at Groton 

During the War of the Rebellion, in the autumn of 1862, 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts established a military 
camp at Groton, on the triangular piece of land situated in 
the southwesterly part of the town, and bounded by the 
Peterborough and Shirley Railroad, the Nashua River and 
the road to what was formerly known as Shirley Village, but 
now as Shirley. It contained eighteen or twenty acres, more 
or less, and at that time belonged to Joseph Cutts ; the en- 
trance was near the angle made by the railroad and the 
highway. The Fifty-third Regiment of Infantry, Massachu- 
setts Volunteer Militia, while its ranks were recruiting, was 
encamped on this ground. The regiment was raised from 
Groton, and Clinton, Leominster, Fitchburg, and other towns 
in the neighborhood belonging to Worcester County, and was 
mustered into the public service for nine months. 



304 Appendix 

Special Order, No. 916, issued by the Adjutant-General 
of the Commonwealth, September 19, 1862, contains the 
following: — 

A camp of rendezvous is established at Groton Junction, Mid- 
dlesex Co., where barracks are being built, which is designated 
Camp Stevens. Capt. W. C Sawyer, 23d Regt. Mass. Vols., is 
appointed Commandant. Due notice will be given when the 
barracks are ready for use. 

Special Order, No. 955, under the date of September 23, 
has the following : — 

Lindsey Tilden [Charles LinzeeTilden], 20th Regt. Mass. Vols., 
is detailed for Post Adjutant at Camp Stevens, Groton. 

The camp was so named in memory of General Isaac 
Ingalls Stevens, a native of Andover and a graduate of West 
Point, who was killed in the battle of Chantilly, Virginia, on 
September 6, 1862, only a fortnight before the camp was 
established. 

The Commandant was Wesley Caleb Sawyer, born in the 
adjoining town of Harvard, on August 26, 1839, who gradu- 
ated at Harvard College in the Class of 1861. Soon after 
leaving Cambridge, he was commissioned, on October 8, 1861, 
as a Captain in the Twenty-third Massachusetts Volunteers, 
and he left the State with that regiment. He was attached to 
the Burnside expedition, that went to North Carolina ; in the 
Battle of Newbern, March 14, 1862, he was severely wounded, 
which resulted in the amputation of his left thigh, and neces- 
sarily he was prevented from further participation in an active 
campaign. 

The regiment left Camp Stevens, on Saturday, November 
29, for New York, where it remained until January 17, 1863, 
at which time it embarked for New Orleans. Subsequently 
to the departure of the troops from Groton, the following 
order was issued : — 



Appendix 305 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 

Head Quarters, Boston, Dec. 20, 1862. 
Special Order, No, 1311. 

The troops which were enlisted and mustered into service at 
Camp Stevens, Groton Junction, having left the Commonwealth for 
the seat of war, Capt. Wesley C. Sawyer, Commandant of the 
Camp, is relieved from further service, and I am directed by His 
Excellency the Commander in Chief, to thank Capt. Sawyer for 
the acceptable manner in which he has performed the duties of 

his post. 

By order of the Commander in Chief, 

William Schouler, 

Adjt. General. 

Since the v^^ar Captain Sawyer has studied at Gottingen, 
Germany, where he received the degree of Doctor of Philoso- 
phy. He has since held the professorship of Intellectual Phi- 
losophy and Rhetoric in Lawrence University, Appleton, 
Wisconsin, and as a professor has been connected with the 
Normal School at Oshkosh, Wisconsin; but for the last ten 
years he has been a resident of California. 

The barracks and other structures used by the soldiers at 
Camp Stevens have long since disappeared, and not a trace 
of the former occupation is now to be seen. Years ago some 
of them were taken down, and others moved away, mostly 
to the village of Ayer. Hon. George James Burns, a lawyer 
of that town, wrote an interesting article for " The Groton 
Landmark," June 25, 1887, which traces the history of many 
of these buildings. 

In the autumn of 1862, Dr. Edward Jarvis, of Dorchester, 
was appointed by Surgeon-General Dale to visit the various 
camps in the State, of which there were ten, and report on 
their sanitary condition. The result of his labors may be 
found in two communications printed in "The Boston Medi- 
cal and Surgical Journal" (LXVII. 364-367 and 381-384, 
respectively) for December 4 and 11, 1862, wherein he 
makes some criticism on Camp Stevens. 



3o6 Appendix 

According to the " Record of Massachusetts Volunteers, 
1861-1865 " (I. 390-392), the following soldiers died in camp 
at Groton : Henry A. Waters, of Shirley, Co. D, on October 
25, 1862 ; Spencer Stockwell, of Athol, Co. E, November 20; 
and Daniel P. Hemenway, of Barre, Co. F, December i. 



Roll of Honor 
1861-1S65 

Like many other places in New England, the town of 
Groton has erected a monument in memory of her sons who 
fell during the War of the Rebellion. It is in the form of a 
marble tablet, affixed to the southerly wall of the entry-way 
in the Town House, and bears the names of the men, as well 
as of their company and regiment, and the date and place of 
their death. The names of forty soldiers, arranged in four 
columns often each, are cut in the marble immediately under 
the legend. Unfortunately, the list was not prepared with 
strict historical accuracy, and, as a result, various errors, both 
of omission and commission, have crept into the record. Un- 
fortunately, too, the stone-cutter has not been uniform in his 
use of punctuation marks ; and even the names are not placed 
in exact alphabetical order. 

The tablet measures 7 feet 9 inches in width, by 6 feet 
9 inches in height, including a moulding five inches in width 
round the four sides. The appropriation for the cost was 
made by the town, on April 3, 1882, but, according to " Tur- 
ner's Public Spirit " (Ayer), May 31, 1884, the stone was not 
placed in position until May 28 of that year. The expense 
of the tablet, as given on page 24 of the Annual Report of the 
Town for the year ending March 20, 1885, was $293.30. 

The inscriptions are as follows : — 



Appendix 307 



THE TOWN OF GROTON. 

places this tablet in memory of her sons who died in the service 
of their country during the Civil War. 

1861 1865. 

John C. Alley. 

Co. A. 22 Mass. Regf 

Died at Annapolis, Md. 

Dec. 19, 1864. 

Jonathan Brooks, 

Co. C. 16 Mass. Reg' 

Killed at Fair Oaks. Va. 

June 18, 1862. 

Austin W. Bond, 

Co. I. 12 Conn. Reg' 

Died in Hospital, 

May 29, 1863. 

James V. Barrett, 

19 Mass. Reg! 

Died at Salisbury, N. C. 

Feb. 3, 1865. 

Warren Blake, 

Co. H. 53 Mass. Reg! 

Died at Baton Rouge, La. 

July 8, 1863. 

[The Descriptive List and the Muster-in Roll both give his name as Warren 

H. Blake.] 

EusEBius S. Clark, 

Co. B. 26 Mass. Reg! 

Died of wounds [at Winchester, Va.], 

Oct. 17, 1864. 
[The Muster-out Roll gives the place of death.] 



3o8 Appendix 

William Crockett Jr. 

Co. E. ;^2 Mass. Reg! 

Killed at Lookout Val. Tenn. 

Oct. 29, 1863. 

James Carlan, 

Co. C. 53 Mass. Reg! 

Killed at Port Hudson, La. 

June 14, 1863. 

John B. Caldwell, 

Co. H. 53 Mass. Reg! 

Died at New York, 

Aug. 25, 1863. 

James M. Chapin, 
Co. H. 53 Mass. Reg! 
Died at New Orleans. 
Apr. 30, 1863. 

Michael Donlan, 
Co. D. 20 Mass. Reg! 
Died at Andersonville, Ga. 
June 26, 1864. 

Geo. S. Evans, 

Co. C. 16 Mass. Reg! 

Died [at Manassas, Va.] 

Nov. II, 1862. 

[" Massachusetts in the Army and Navy" (II. 276) gives the place of death.] 

Geo. A. Fullick, 

Co. C. 26 Mass. Reg' 

Killed at Winchester, Va. 

Sept. 20, 1864. 

Geo. a. Gleason, 

Co. B. 28 Mass. Reg! 

Died of wounds [at Washington, D. C], 

July I [June 26], 1864. 

[The Hospital Report on file at the State House gives the date and place of 

death.] 



Appendix 309 

James A. Hartwell, 

Co. A. 36 Mass. Reg^ 

Died at Camp Nelson, Ky. 

Jan. 29, 1864. 

[The Descriptive List and the Muster-in Roll both give his name as Adam 

J. Hartwell.] 

Edmund P. Hall, 

Co. E. 30 Mass. Reg' 

Died at New Orleans, 

Nov. 23, 1862. 

Geo. D. Haynes. 

Co. B. 26 Mass. Reg^ 

Died at New Orleans, 

Oct. 19 [Aug. 22], 1862. 

['i'he Muster-in Roll gives his name as George H. Haynes, and the Muster-out 

Roll gives the date of death as August 22.] 

Adrastus Hazzard. 

Co. F. 54 Mass. Regf 

Died at Beaufort. S. C. 

July 7, 1865. 

Charles H. Jaquith, 

Co. B. 56 Mass. Reg: 

Killed in Wilderness, Va. 

May 6, 1864. 

Leander G. King. 
Co. C. 16 Mass. Reg! 
Killed at Gettysburg, Penn. 
July 6, 1863. 

Leander S. Kendall, 

Co. B. 26 Mass. Reg' 

Died [at New Orleans], 

Aug. 20 [18], 1862. 

[The Muster-out Roll gives the date of death as August iS, and also the place.] 



3 lo Appendix 

WiLUAM Law Jr. 
Co. E. ;^;^ Mass. Reg' 
Died 

July 14, 1864. 

Joel F. Lawrence, 
Co. C. 16 Mass. Reg! 
Killed in Wilderness, Va. 
May 10, 1864. 

Charles H. Leonard, 

Co. H. 57 Mass. Reg' 

Killed in Wilderness, Va. 

May I, 1864. 

Oliver B. Osborn, 

Co. E. 33 Mass. Reg! 

Died [at Thoroughfare Gap, Va.] 

Nov. 5, 1862. 

[A. J. Boies's " Record of the Thirty-third Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 
(page 153) gives the place of death.] 

Timothy O'Connor, 

Co. B. 26 Mass. Reg! 

Killed at Winchester, Va. 

Sept. 19, 1864. 

Charles H. Pierce, 
Co. E. 33 Mass. Reg! 

Died of wounds, 

July [i]8, 1863. 
[The Muster-out Roll gives the date of death as July 18.] 

Wm. H. Priest, 

Co. B. 26 Mass. Reg! 

Killed at Winchester, Va. 

Sept. 19, 1864. 

Jerome S. Parker, 

Co. C. 16 Mass. Reg' 

Died of wounds [at Gettysburg, Penn.], 

July 12, 1863. 

[The Monthly Report on file at the State House gives the place of death. ] 



Appendix 3 1 1 



Alfred A. Richardson, 

Co. B. 6 Mass. Reg^ 

Died at Suffolk. Va. 

Dec. 8, 1862. 

Jacob S. Ravnor, Jr. 

Co. H. 53 Mass. Reg^ 

Died at Port Hudson, 

June 28, 1863. 

Wm. G. Rand, 

Co. E. 33 Mass. Reg^ 

Died of wounds, 

Nov. 1863. 

Patrick Ready, 

Co. B. 56 Mass. Reg! 

Killed at Spottsylvania, 

May 12, 1864. 

Edward D. Sawtell, 

Co. B. 6 Mass. Reg! 

Killed at Deserted House. Va. 

Jan. 30, 1863. 

[The Muster-out Roll says at " Deserted House, near Suffolk, Va."] 

Andrew J. Stevens, 

Co. B. 26 Mass. Reg' 

Died at New Orleans. 

July 9, 1862. 

Luther E. Tenny, 

Co. B. 26 Mass. Reg! 

Died at New Orleans. 

Mar. [3]i, 1863. 

[The Muster-out Roll gives the date of death as March 31.] 

Henry E. Tosier, 

[Co. I,J 8 Maine Reg! 

Killed [near Spring Hill, Va.] 

Dec. [10] 1864. 

[The "Official Army Register," Part I. (page 26), gives the date and place of 

his death as well as the Letter of his company.] 



312 Appendix 

John Waigand. 

Co. A. 2 2 Mass. Reg! 

Died in Rebel Prison [at Andersonville, Ga.], 

May 15, 1864. 

[A letter from the War Department to the Adjutant-General of the Com- 
monwealth, dated October 24, 1896, gives the place of death.] 

Geo. H. Williams, 

Co. E. 33 Mass. Reg! 

Killed near Dallas, Ga. 

May 25, 1864. 

Andrew L. Woodward, 
Co. E. ^^ Mass. Reg! 
Died 

Nov. 8, 1864. 



£c/w of the Spanish War 

A special dispatch from Fitchburg, dated February 15, 
1900, and printed in " The Boston Herald " of the next day, 
says : — 

William F. Duggan of Company F, 26th regiment, who was re- 
ported killed in the Philippines, was born in July, 1875, in Groton, 
being the son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Duggan of Leominster. 
He was an employe of the Wheelwright Paper Company, and 
shortly before his enlistment worked in Holyoke. He enlisted 
from Springfield. He leaves a father, a mother, and five brothers 
and sisters. 



Index 



Index 



A. 



Abbot, Abigail, 221. 

Abbot, George, 36. 

Abbot, Dr. Nekemiah, 221. 

Abbott, Dea. Isaac, 202. 

Absentees, 256. 

" Account of the Battle of Bunker 

Hill," Dearborn's, 217. 
Acton (Mass.), 82, 136, 166, 241, 242, 

289, 291, 292. 
Adams, Abel, 53, 56, 57, 58. 
Adams, Sergt. Abner, 70. 
Adams [Adorns, Addams], Amos, 11, 

41, 54, 55> 56- 57- 108, 117, 152, 158, 

161, 182. 
Adams, Anna, 249. 
Adams, Benjamin, 25. 
Adams, Elizabeth, 268. 
Adams, Ephraim, 13, 16, 197. 
Adams [Addams, Adoms], James, 11, 

41, 54, 56, 58, 118. 
Adams, John, 36. 
Adams, John, Jr., 298. 
Adams, Joseph, 119, 214. 
Adams, Moses, 242. 
Adams, Samuel, 288, 293. 
Adams, William, 24, 25, 26, 144, 150. 
Adams and Nourse's paper, 266. 
" Alarm lists," 3. 
Albany (N. Y.), 135. 
Alden, Colonel, 166, 167. 
Aldridge, George, 36. 
Alexander, Andrew, 140. 
Alexander's, 146. 
Allen, Joseph, 105, iro, 147, 148, 150, 

153. 155. 157, 162, 184. 
Allen, Rev. William, 277. 



Alley, John C, 307. 

"American Archives," Force's, 197, 

240. 
American Congress Association, the, 

1 10. 
American Continental Association, 

the, III. 
" American Dragoons,'' the, 223. 
"American Monthly Magazine," the, 

214. 
American Revolution, the, 2. 
Ames, Amos, 73, 75, 151, 154, 156, 160. 
Ames, Amos, Jr., 145. 
Ames [Eames], Eleazer, Si, 105, 121, 

136. 139, 159- 
Ames, Elijah, 32, 36. 
Ames, John, 21, 24, 119, 209. 
Ames, John, Jr., 20, 118. 
Ames [EamesJ, Moses, 26,73,75,87, 

91,93,94,95, 145, 170, 172. 
Ames, Rober, Jr., 183. 
Ames, Robert, 184. 
^ mherst, General, 252. 
Amsden [Amsdon], Abel, 44, 46, 207. 
Amsden, Benjamin, 31. 
Andersonville (Ga.), 308,312. 
Andover (Mass.), 25, 82, 125, 206, 304. 
Andrew, Gov. John A., 301. 
Andros, Sir Edmund, i. 
" Ann," the, 142. 
" Annabella," the, 142. 
Annapolis (Md.), 307. 
Appleton (Wis.), 305. 
April, Ninetectit/i of, 1,3, 4, 5. 
Apthorp, Charles Ward, 257. 
Archabald [Archabell, Archibel, Arche- 

bell], David, 11, t,3, 44, 46, 117, 207. 
Arlington (Mass.), 290. 



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Ashburnham (Mass.), 261. 

Ashby (Mass.), 7, 13, 16, 51, 67, 145, 

242, 271. 
Asgood, Joseph, 55. 
Athol (Mass.), 306. 
Avery, David, 35, 120. 
Avery, Elizabeth, 263. 
Avery, John, 62, 71, 76, 77, 79, 86, 89, 

169, 231, 232,234, 275. 
Ayer (Mass.), 42, 263, 285, 305. 
Ayer, Samuel, 83. 



B. 



Bailey, J., 174. 

Bailey, Miss Sarah L., 8. 

Bailey, Thaddeus, 298. 

Baker, Thomas, 11, 50. 

Baker, Timothy, 54, 56, 57, 58. 

Baldwin, Loammi, 25S. 

Baldwin, Loammi, Jr., 297, 299. 

Baldwin, Reuben, 26. 

Baldwin, Capt. William, 252. 

Baley, John, 26. 

Baley, Jonathan, 69. 

Ball, Lieut. Benjamin, 13, 16, 20S, 209. 

Ball, Ebenezer, 41, 68, ■j^, 7S- 

Baltimore (Md.), 2, 301. 

Bancroft, Lieut. Abel, 11, 107, 151, 154, 

155. 157. 161, 164, 178, 24S. 
Bancroft, Capt. Benjamin, 42, iii, 151, 

155, 157, 162, 231. 
Bancroft, Benjamin, Jr., 121, 122, 123, 

124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 

132, 133' 134. 135. '36, 137, 13S. 144. 

154, 160. 
Bancroft, Maj. Ebenezer, 242. 
Bancroft, Edmund, 35, 122, 124. 
Bancroft, James, 65. 
Bancroft, Jonathan, 274. 
Bancroft, Joseph, 96, 99, 102, 176. 
Bancroft, Thaddeus, 91, 93, 94, 95, 170. 
Bancroft [Bancraft], 81, William, 121, 

122,139, 171, 175. 
Barber, John Warner, 116. 
Barker, Asa, 26. 
Barker, Lieut. Moses, 26. 
Barnes, Capt. Moses, 86; payroll of his 

company, 86. 
Barney, Michel, 213. 



Baron, Nat., 138. 

Barr, Aaron, 202. 

Barre (Mass.), 306. 

Barrett, Colonel James, 286, 289. 

Barrett, James, 121, 122, 126, 129, 131, 

132, 133. 134. 135' 136, 137. 138- 
Barrett, James V., 307. 
Barritt, Samuel, 68. 
Barron, Joseph, 26. — 
Barron, Oliver, 221. _ 
Bartlet, Eliezer, 26. 
Bascom, Elizabeth, 206 
Bass, Capt. Phillip, 206. 
Baton Rouge (La.), 307. 
Bayley, Nathaniel, 71. 
Beak, Philip Johnson, 200. 
Beard, Jonathan, 220. 
Beaufort (S. C), 309. 
Bedford (Mass.), 51, 242, 291. 
Beels, Benjamin, 165. 
Belknap, Rev. Jeremy, 200, 293. 
Belnap, Capt. Samuel, 241. 
Bennet [Bennitt], Benjamin, 49, 68, 

213. 
Bennet, Jonathan, 298. 
Bennett, John, 140. 
Bennett [Bennet, J^)innet], Thomas, 

154, 155, 158. 
Bennett, Thomas, Jr., 298. 
Bennington (Vt.), 52, 55, 62, 146, 147, 

148. 
Bentley, Susanna, 251. 
Betis, Mr., 259. 
Bickford [ISigford], Jonathan, 54. 56, 

57' 5S- 
Bigelow [Biglow], Aaron, 11, 17,49, 81, 

1 18, 122, 139. 
l^igelow, Anna, 280. 
Bigelow, Hon. George Tyler, 297. 
Bigelow, Simeon, 69. 
Bigelow, Col. Timothy, 122, t24, 130, 

131, 132, 136, 13S. 147, 171, 172, 173, 

214, 280, 297, 298, 299. 
Bigelow, Tyler, 297, 299. 
Billerica (Mass.), 25, 44, 46, 167, 200, 

201, 222, 233, 242, 282. 
Billings, Daniel, 53, 56, 58. 
Bird, Shattuck, 84. 
Bixby [Higsby], Thomas, 43, 46. 
Bizel, Robert, 22, 210. 
Black Horse tavern, the, 289. 



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ex 



317 



Blake, Mr., 259. 

Blake, Warren [H.], 307. 

Blanchard, Anna, 296. 

Blanchard, James, 296. 

Blanchard, Josiali, 295, 296. 

Blanchard, Moses, 69. 

Blanchard, Nathaniel, go, 93, 94, 170, 

183. 
Bliss, Lieut. Joseph, 129. 
Bliss, Major, 42. 
Blodget, Ensign Nehemiah, 52, 55, 

56, 57, 64. 
Blodgett, David, 197. 
Blodgett, William, 281. 
Blood, Abraham, 20, 22, 24, 29, 199, 

210. 
Blood, Amos, 250. 
Blood, Asa, 185. 

Blood, Benjamin, 20, 21,24, iiS, 209. 
Blood, Caleb, 47, 48, loS, 122. 
Blood, Caleb, Jr., 81, 139. 
Blood, David, 35, 87, 88, 89. 
Blood, Corp. Edmund, 28, 80, iiS. 
Blood, James, Jr., 29, 119. 
Blood, John, 81, 122, 139, 183. 
Blood, Jonas, 87, 1S5. 
Blood, Jonathan, 183. 
Blood, Lemuel, 20, 21,24, 210. 
Blood, Martha, 34. 
Blood, Moses, 36, 220. 
Blood, Oliver, 148, 151, 154, 156, 160. 
Blood, Oliver, Jr., 151, 156. 
Blood, Oliver, 3d, 298. 
Blood, Peter, 29, 41, 119. 
Blood, Rachel, 264. 
Blood, Royal, 183. 
Blood, Samuel, 90, 93, 94, 95, 170, 171, 

281. 
Blood, Lieut. Shattuck, 28, 41, 65, 79, 

80, 85, 248. 
Blood, Shattuck, Jr., 165, 1S3. 
Blood, Stephen, Jr., 53, 62, 63. 
Blood, Susan, 262. 
Blood, Timothy, 29S. 
Blood, William, 34. 
Board of War, the, 231, 232, 233, 234, 

235, 236, 237, 238, 267. 
Bodge, John, 214. 
Boies, A. J., 310. 
Bolten, Timothy, 26. 
Bolton, Edward, 298. 



Bolton (Mass.), 47, 260. 

Bolton, William, 40. 

Bond, Austin W., 307. 

Bond, Henry, 53, 57, 58. 

Bond, Thomas, 105, 108, 137. 

Bond, Lieut. Col. William, 48. 

Bonney, Captain, 230. 

Boston (Mass.), 5, 6, 65, 67, 142, 177, 

194, 203 ; the poor of, 205 ; the siege 

of, 205, 230. 
Boston Company of Artillery, the, 2S9, 

290. 
" Boston Daily Advertiser," the, 202, 

282, 2S3. 
" Boston Daily Atlas," the, 281. 
" Boston Evening Transcript," the, 9, 

30- 

" Boston Gazette, and Country Jour- 
nal," the, 195, 199, 245, 25s, 256, 258, 
265, 270. 

Boston Harbor, 2, 142. 

"Boston Herald," the, 312. 

Boston Jail, 59. 

" Boston Medical and Surgical Jour- 
nal," the, 305. 

Boston Neck, 293. 

Boston Overseers of the Poor, the, 193. 

" Boston Patriot and Daily Chronicle," 
the, 217, 282. 

Boston Post Bill^ the, 193. 

" Boston Post-Boy and Advertiser," 
the, 244. 

" Boston Recorder," the, 203. 

" Boston Sunday Herald," the, 285. 

" Boston Weekly News Letter," the, 
222. 

Bostonian Society, the, 285, 293. 

Bounds, Widow, 206. 

Bowdoin College, 260, 277. 

Bowen, Abigail, 280. 

liowers, Benjamen, 55, 56, 57, 58. 

Bovvers, Isaac, 249. 

Bowers, James, 21, 24. 

Bowers, John, 185. 

Bowers, Lieut. Josiah, 52, 55, 56, 57, 
64. 

Bowers, Sampson, CS. 

Boyden [Boiden], Jonathan, 21, 24, 29, 

77- 
Boyden, Samuel, 19, 117, 254. 
Boynton, Abijah, 35. 



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ex 



Boynton, Abraham, 36. 

Boynton [Boyanton], Isaac, 13, 16. 

Boynton, Jane, 247. 

Boynton, John, 36. 

Boynton, Capt. Joseph, 250. 

Bradford, Col. Samuel, 276. 

Brazen, Christopher, 206. 

Brazen, Christopher, Jr., 206. 

Brazer [Hrazier], Benjamin, 122, 123, 

139- 
Brazer, William Phillips, 10. 
Breed's Hill, 203, 218, 219. 
Brewer, Col. Samuel, 52, 55, 56, 57, 61, 

62, 63, 64, 81. 
Bridge, Colonel, 48, 201, 220. 
Briggs, Leonard, 200. 
Briggs, Tobias, 48. 
Bright, Mathew. 214. 
British grenadiers, the, 5. 
British Troops, the Advcuice of the, 4. 
Broad Meadow Road, the, 301. 
Brookline (Mass.), 168, 208. 
Brooklyn (Ct.), 30. 
Brooks, Benjamin, 13, 16. 
Brooks, Col. Eleazer, 77, 78, 242, 243. 
Brooks, General John, 273. 
Brooks, Jonas B., 16, 31, 208. 
Brooks, Jonathan, 307. 
Brooks, Simeon, t^-}^, 69, 79. 
Brooksville (Me.), 260, 284. 
Brow, Lieutenant, 212. 
Brown, Aaron, 278. 
Brown, Capt. Abishai, 76; abstract of 

his company, 76; muster-roll of his 

company, 77. 
Brown, Andrew, 37, 74. 
Brown, Captain, 271, 274, 275. 
Brown, Ephraim, 13, 16, 54, 56, 57, 72, 

209. 
Brown, Isaac, 51. 
Brown, John, 69, 200, 245, 246. 
Brown, John Campbell, 180. 
Brown, Thomas, 26. 
Brown, Woodbridge, 77. 
Buckminister, Lieut. 1-awssen, 242. 
Bugbee, James McKellar, 247. 
Bulkley, Rebecca, 261. 
Bullard, Rev. John, 218. 
BuUard, Joseph, 299. 
Bunker Hill, 9, 45, 229, 230, 247, 252. 
Bunker Hill, Battle of, 8, 42, 45, 47, 49, 



59,65, 147; Groton men killed in the 
fight, 198; error on Tablets, 199; a 
Groton man shot Pitcairn, 200; first 
man to fire, 201 ; first man killed, 
201 ; first man wounded, 202 ; last 
man to leave the field, 202 ; an anni- 
versary of the fight, 203 ; 204, 205, 
211, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 259, 262, 
269, 277, 281, 282, 292. 

Bunker Hill Memorial Tablets, 199, 
202, 211. 

Bunker Hill Monument, the, 203, 217. 

Bunker Hill Monument Association, 
the, Proceedings of, 220, 228. 

Burbeck, Colonel, 239. 

Burge, John, 8, 15, 16. 

Burgoyne, General, 250, 253, 281, 283. 

Burk, William, 120. 

Burns, Hon. George James, 305. 

Burnside expedition, the, 304. 

Bush [Boosh], William, 155, 158. 

Butler, Caleb, g, 113, 195, 283. 

Butman [Butmon], Zebulin, 55, 56, 57. 

Butterfield [Buterfield], Corp. Eleazer, 
13, 16, 72, 74. 

Butterfield, Lieut. Peter, 40, 54, 56, 57, 
58, 67, 68. 

Butterfield, Philip, 73, 75. 

Buttrick, Benjamin, 298. 

Buttrick [Buttericks], Major John, 203, 
282. 



C. 



Caldwell, John B., 308. 

Calf, Mrs. Mary, 206. 

Cambridge (Mass.), 3, 7,8, 16, 17, 18, 
19, 28, 33, 42, 49, 50, 51, 59, 65, 82, 
87, 115, r2o, 127, 131,137, 177, 178, 
196, 202, 205, 209, 211, 212, 213, 215, 
216, 229, 241, 249, 251, 263, 264, 267, 
269, 271, 272, 277. 

Cambridge Jail, the, 142. 

Camp Nelson (Ky.), 309. 

Camfi Stevens at Groton, 303-306. 

Campbell, Lt. Col. Archibald, 142, 167, 
168. 

Campbell, Daniel, 69. 

Campbell, Capt. Louring, 16S. 

Campbell, Robart, 144, 149, 150, 168. 

Campbell, Mrs. Robart, 149, 150. 



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Campbell [Cambell], William, 54, 56, 

57, 58. 
Canada, 252. 
Cape Breton, 277. 
Capell's Mills, 301. 
Capen, I,ieut. Josiah, 241. 
Caprin, Thomas, 73, 75. 
Capron, Jonathan, 20, 21, 24, 78, 80, 

209. 
Capron, Jonathan, Jr., iiS. 
Carlan, James, 308. 
Carlisle (Mass.), 291. 
Carlton, Lieut. Col. Sam, 61, 62. 
Carpenter, Richard, 200. 
Carthagena (New Granada), 295. 
Casco Bay, 82, 123. 
Castle, the, in Boston Harbor, 2. 
Castle William, 244. 
Cawin, William, 44, 46. 
Chace, Joshua, 31. 
Chamberland, John, 73, 75. 
Chamberlin, Isaac, 36. 
Chamberlin, John, 36. 
Chamberlin, Joseph, 36. 
Chamberlin, Mary, 259. 
Champney, Ebenezer, 184. 
Chandler, Rebecca, 51. 
Chandler, Rev. Seth, 38. 
Chandler, Susanna, 263. 
Chaney, Lieut. John, 72, 74. 
Chantilly (Va.), 304. 
Chapin, James M., 308. 
Chaplin, Rev. Daniel, D.D., 218, 227. 
Charles River, the, 293. 
Charlestown [Charleston] (Mass.), 4, 

17, 26,45, 123, 203, 205, 228, 229, 241, 

260, 264, 266, 267, 269, 288, 293, 

297. 
Charlestown Neck, 219. 
Charlestown (N. H.), 281. 
Chase, Abel, 68. 
Chase, Jacob, 184. 
Chase, Joseph, 113, 180, 182. 
Chase, Joseph, Jr., 180. 
Chase, Lucy, 180. 
Chase, Moody, 184. 
Chase, Moses, 13, 16, 73, 74, 96, 99, 102, 

145, 176, 208, 298. 
Chase, Peter, 298. 
Chelmsford (Mass.), 17, 24, 25, 36, 59, 

65, 78, 201, 221, 242, 252. 



Chelsea (Mass.), 7, 229. 

Cherry Valley (N. Y.), 166, 167. 

ChicopeeRow, 26. 

Child, Capt. Abijah, 48 ; return of his 

company, 48, 252. 
Child, Anna (Adams), 249. 
Child, Isaac, 249. 
Child Manuscripts, the, 250. 
Child, Moses, log, no, in, 123, 125, 

134. 137, 151- 152, 154, 155. 158. 160, 

196, 249. 
Child, Samuel Mitchell, 249. 
Child, Sarah (Stiles), 249. 
Childs, Capt. Abrahavi, 220, 251, 292. 
Childs, Mrs. Abraham, 252, 253. 
Childs, David, 251. 
Childs, Rebecca (Stowell), 251. 
Childs, Susanna (Bentley | Woolley), 

251. 
Church, Moses, 171, 173, 174. 
Cincinnati, Massachusetts Society of 

the, 247. 
Claremont (N. H.), 18. 
Clark, Elijah, 263. 
Clark, Eusebius S., 307. 
Clark, Lieut. Isaac, 242. 
Clark, Rev. Jonas, 293. 
Clark, Jonathan, 109. 
Clark, Thomas, 40. 
Clark, William, 68. 
Clarke, Daniel, 68. 
Clarke [Clark], John, 13, 16. 
Classes of Soldiers, 100-108. 
Clinton (Mass.), 303. 
Clough [Claugh], John, 44,46, 208. 
Clough, Joseph, 81, 140. 
Clough, William, 55, 56, 57, 58. 
Coat Rolls, 207, 213. 
Cobbecut River, 200. 
Coburn, Jonathan, 84, 85. 
Coburn, Sargt. Nathan, 26. 
Coburn, Capt. Peter, 48. 
Coburn, Samson, 213. 
Colborn, Smith, 213. 
Colbourn [Calbourn], Jonathan. 20, 21, 

24, 119, 209. 
Colbourn, Thomas, 44, 47. 
Colbourn, William, n. 
Colburn, Titus, 213. 
Colby, Ambross, 206. 
Cole, Samuel, 81, 123. 



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Colier, Widow, 164. 

Collins, Daniel, 69. 

Collins, Thomas, 207. 

Colman, Benjamin, 69. 

Colman, Thomas, 81. 

"Columbian Centinel," the, 39, 223, 

251, 259, 281, 282, 284,302. 
Colvin [Colven, Caluin], Thomas, 43, 

46, 140. 
Combs, John, 44, 46. 
Commings [Coming, Cumens], Bris- 
tol, 55, 56, 57, 58. 
Commings, Corp. James, 72, 74. 
Committee of Correspondeuce, the, 27, 

191, 192, 195. 
Committee of Safety, the, 3, 4, 6, 230, 

231, 240, 287, 288, 289. 
Committee of Supplies, the, 4, 230, 231, 

288, 2S9, 290. 
Common, the, 1 16. 
Common land, 257. 
Conant, Colonel, 288, 293. 
Conant, Daniel, 68. 
Conant, John, 272. 
Conant, Jonathan, 40. 
Conant, Lieut. Nathan, 70. 
Conant, Sergt. Shebuel, 40, 72, 74. 
Concord (Mass.), 4, 5, 76, 122, 136, 

142, 151, 169, 215, 230, 241, 257, 258, 

282, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 

292, 293, 303. 
Concord Bridge, 203, 291, 293. 
" Concord Fight, New Chapter in the 

History of the," 5, 231, 285-294; 

203, 231, 285, 289, 292, 293, 294. 
Concord Minute-men, the, 290, 291. 
Conn, William, 81, 124, 139. 
Connecticut River, the, 269. 
Connecticut Valley, the, 276. 
Conrey, Samuel, 43, 46. 
Continental Army, 39, 62 ; alphabetical 

list of three-years' men enlisted in, 81 ; 

list of nine-months' men, 84,85 ; list 

of six-months' men, 90-96. 
Continental Congress, the, 42, iio. 
" Continental Journal and Weekly Ad- 
vertiser," the, 243, 246. 
Cook, Enoch, 31, 117, 149, 151, 154, 

156, 161. 
Cooke, Samuel, 298. 
Cooper, Johnathan, 298. 



I S3, 

4- 
211, 



213. 



209, 



65, 



Cooper [Coopper], Solomon, 68, 

154, 157.163. 
Coos [Coas] Country (N. H.), 7, i 
Corey [Cory] Chambers, 49, 199, 

212. 
Corey [Cory], Capt. Ephraim, 49 

turn of his company, 49, 210, 

214. 
Corey, Corp. Isaac, 53, 56, 57. 
Corey [Cory], Nathan, 21, 24, 85, 

285, 286, 287, 292. 
Corey, Nathaniel, 84. 
Corey, Philip, 213. 
Corey [Cory], Samwell, 212. 
Corey, Silas, 213. 
Corey s Company, Captain, 213. 
Cornell, E., 88. 
Cortland (N. Y.), 227. 
Cory, Simeon, 26. 
Court of Common Pleas, the, 264, 

266. 

Cowdin, Thomas, 182. 
Cowper, Samuel, 259. 
Crage, David, 140. 
Crage, Thomas, 81. 
Crain, Colonel, 129. 
Cransom, Capt. Amasa, 241. 
Creige [Creack], John, 141, 167. 
Crockett, William, Jr., 308. 
Crosby, Lucy (Shed), 260. 
Crosby, Timothy, 55, 56, 57, 58. 
Crown Point, 252, 269, 383. 
Cruse, Corporal, 200. 
Cummings [Cumings], Reuben, 41,254 
Cummings, Samuel, 36. 
Curtis, George William, 292. 
Cutler, Elizabeth, 247. 
Cutler, Jonas, in, 249. 
Cutler, Captain Solomon, 145. 
Cutter [Cuter], Nathaniel, 54, 55 

57, 58. 
Cutts, Joseph, 303. 



D. 



"D.viLY Centinel and G.\zette," 

the. 284. 
" Daily Evening Traveller," the, 284. 
Dale, Surgeon-General Wm. J., 305. 
Dallas (Ga.), 312. 



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Damond, Captain, 145. 

Dana, Henry Swan, 28 1. 

Dana, Rev. Samuel, 1 11, 112, 154, 160, 

195. 196, 197, 220, 248, 280. 
Dana, Stephen, 127. 
Danby (Conn.), 171. 
Dane, Samuel, 152. 
Danforthj Asa, 44, 46. 
Darling, David, 299. 
Darling, James, 73, 75. 
Davis, Abel, 29S. 
Davis, Abel, Jr., 184. 
Davis, Amos, 281,299. 
Davis, Amos, Jr., 298. 
Davis, Benjamin, 151, 154, 155, 157, 

160. 
Davis, Caleb, 226. 
Davis, Ebenezer, 69. 
Davis, Eleazer, 51, 183. 
Davis, Gideon, 83. 
Davis, Henry, 84, 85. 
Davis, Isaac, 282. 

Davis [Davise], James, 14, 16, 31, 208. 
Davis [Davise], Joel, 14, 16. 
Davis, Jonas, 208. 
Davis, Jonathan, 49. 
Davis, Joshua, 11. 
Davis [Davise] Josiali, 14, 16, 69. 
Davis [Dauis], Peter, 43, 46, 208. 
Davis, Rebecca (Chandler), 51. 
Davis, Rebekah, 51. 
Davis [Dauis], Silas, 43, 46. 
Davison, John, 126. 
Dean, Hiruni, 36. 

Dearborn, Gen. Henry A. S., 217, 219. 
Deney, Colonel, 81. 
Dennes, Arthur, 18. 
Dennis, John, 54, 55, 56, 58. 
Derby (Penn.), 283. 
DerumpJe, John, 183. 
Derumple [Dirumpbel], William, 13, 

16, 18, 20, 41, 117, 148, 152, 154, 15S, 

160, 208, 254. 
Derumple [Derumpel|, William, Jr., 

117. 
Deserted House (Va.), 311. 
Dexter, Arthur, 228. 
De.xter, Prof. Franklin B., 203. 
Dickerson, Ceaser, 213. 
Dickerson, Paul, 35. 
Dickey, Elias, 36, 210. 



Dickson, Gilburt, 35. 

Dike, Colonel, 79, 80. 

Dimond, Mrs. Abigail, 18. 

Ditson, Serg. Thomas, 127. 

Dix, Jonas, 20. 

Dodge, Lieut. Isaac, 43, 46, 143, 312. 

Dodge [Dogg], James, 22, 24, 59, 118, 

199, 204, 210. 
Dodge, Job, 54, 56, 58. 
Dodge, Joseph, 40. 
Dodge, Samuel, 298. 
Dodge, Sybil, 121. 
Dole, Amos, 40, 68, 96, 99, 104, 176, 

260. 
Dole, Matilda, 260. 
Donlan, Michael, 30S. 
Doolittle, 220. 

Dorchester (Mass.), 177, 305. 
Dorchester Heights, 78, 79, 268. 
Dover (Me.), 260. 
Dover (Mass.), 247. 
Dows, Joseph, 26. 
Dracut (Mass.), 48, 242. 
Drummond [Drummand], Patrick, 141, 

142, 149. 
Dudley, John, 154. 
Dudley, Gov. Joseph, 302. 
Duggan, Patrick F., 312. 
Duggan, William F., 312. 
Dunstable (N. H.), 44, 47, 222, 242, 

Dunster, Henry, 14, 16. 
D.urant, Jacob, 55, 56, 58. 
Dutton, Thomas, 54, 56, 57, 58,61. 
Dvvinell, John, 213. 



E. 



E.A.ST Cambridge (Mass.), 9, 265. 

East Hoosuck (Adams, Mass.), 146. 

East Pepperell (Mass.), 240. 

East Salem (N. Y.), 30. 

Eaton, John, 26, 54, 55, 57, 58. 

Eaton, Person [Peason], 54, 55, 57, 58. 

Eaton's, 146. 

Echo of the Spanish War, 312. 

Edes [Fads], Charlestown, 90, 93, 94, 

95,96, 99, 103, 170, 171, 176. 
Edes, Isaiah, 171. 
Edes and Gill, 198. 



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Edgartowii (Mass.), 203. 

Edgerton, James, 68. 

Egerton, Joseph, 32. 

Ellis, Rev. Dr. George E., 5. 

Ely, Justin, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95. 

Emerson, Rev. Daniel, 268. 

Emerson, Hannah (Emerson), 268. 

Emerson, John, 69. 

Emerson, Mary, 268. 

Emerson, Corp. Samuel Moody, 72, 74. 

Emerson, Timothy, 69. 

Emery [Emary], John, 14, 16, 55, 57, 58. 

Emmet Collection, the, 278. 

" Epitaphs from the Old Burying 

Ground in Groton, Mass.," Green's, 

292. 
" Essex," the, 300. 

"Essex Gazette," the, 45, 59, 195, 196. 
Evans, George S., 308. 
Evens [Euans], David, 53, 56, 58. 
Everett, Molly, 247. 
Eustus, Capt. Benjamin, 129. 
Exception, A71, 255. 



Fairfield, Capt. Matthew, 137, 138. 

Fair Oaks (Va.), 307. 

Falkner, John, 141. 

Falmouth (Me.), 81, 123. 

Falmouth (Mass.), 244. 

Farley, Samuel, 21, 23, 120. 

Farmer, Aaron, 73, 75. 

Farmer, Sergt. Edward, 26. 

Farmer, Jonas, 14, 16. 

Farmer, Samuel, 26. 

Farmers' Row, 9, 301. 

Farnesworth, Abel, 298. 

Farnsworth, Aaron, 118, 181. 

Farnsworth, Capt. Amos, diary of, 5, 7; 
II, 13, 16,70, 153, 154, 157, 160, 211, 
220, 261, 263, 273, 296, 297. 

Farnsworth, Azubah, 262. 

Farnsworth, Benjamin, 8, -x^t^, i 19, 298. 

Farnsworth, Daniel, 243. 

Farnsworth, Ebenezer, 80, 84, 85. 91, 
93,94,95, 149, 172, 180, 183. 

Farnsworth, Ebenezer, Jr., 170. 

Farnsworth, Edmund, Si, 124, 139, 166. 

Farnsworth, Ephraim, 29S. 



Farnsworth, Ezra, 298, 299. 
Farnsworth, Harbor, 69, 77, 96, 99, 

102, 176. 
Farnsworth, Isaac, 97, 102, no, iii, 

120, 122, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 141, 

144, 151, 155, 156, 159, 163, 171, 184, 

196, 278. 
Farnsworth, James, 299. 
Farnsworth, Jonas, 124. 
Farnsworth, Lydia (Longley), 263. 
Farnsworth, Matthias, 32, 33, 257. 
Farnsworth, Oliver, 11,73, 74' i'^. "9> 

145. 
Farnsworth, Oliver, Jr., 11. 
Farnsworth, Samuel, 43, 46, 207, 298. 
Farnsworth, William, 172. 
Farr, William, 69. 
Farrar, Sergt. Noah, 14, 16, 68. 
Farrar, Stephen, 298. 
Farrar [Farrer], Corp. Zebediah, 53, 

55-57,58- 

Farrington, Lieut. Col. Thomas, 125, 
126, 255, 256. 

Farrington, Thomas, Jr., 82, 125. 

Farwell, Abel, 78, 108, 181. 

Farwell, Benjamin, 79. 80, 180. 

Farwell, David, 82, 96, 99, 104, 125, 
176. 

Farwell, Elizabeth, 8. 

Farwell, Ephraim, 80. 

Farwell, Hannah (Worster), 9. 

Farwell, Captain Henry, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 
10; muster-rolls of his company, 
10-15, 13; return of his company, 
15-17; 38, no, 118, 151, 154, 155, 
161, 208, 209, 211, 216, 225, 263, 277. 

Farwell, Henry, Jr., 298. 

Farwell, Isaac, 281. 

Farwell, James B., 10. 

Farwell, Jonathan, 9, 10, 277. 

Farwell, Lydia (Tarbell), 9. 

Farwell, Samuel, 257. 

Farwell, Sarah (Taylor), 9. 

Farwell, Silas, 298. 

Farwell, Submit, 124, 125. 

Farwell, Thomas, 31, 151, 154, 156, 161. 

Farwell [Farewell], William, 8, 11, 28, 

41,90.93.94.95. I47.254- 
Farwell, William, Jr., 170. 
Farwell, Zaccheus, 14, 16, 32, 208. 
Fa?zaeirs Bullet, Captain, 9. 



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Fassett [Tesset], Lieut. Atnaziah, 221, 

222. 
Fassett, Ede (Richardson), 222. 
Fassett, Patrick, 222. 
Faulkner, Eli, 299. 
Fay, Samuel, 65. 
Fife [Fyfe], John, 11, 41, 68. 
Fifteenth Massachusetts Regiment, the, 

125, 172, 173, 174, 175. 
Fifth Massachusetts Regiment, the, 

125. 
Fifty-third Regiment of Infantry, the, 

303- 
First Parish Meeting-house, the, iS, 

116, 264. 
First Parish Meeting-house, the, Pep- 

perell, 34. 
Fish, Nathan, 36. 
Fisher, Jabez, 37, 47. 
Fisher, Justice, 89. 
Fishkill (N. Y.), 84, 85, 174, 255. 
Fisk, Amasa, 59. 
Fisk, Amos, 44, 45, 59, 199. 
Fisk, Benjamin, 78. 
Fisk, Lieut. Daniel, 67, 68. 
Fisk, David, 68. 
Fisk, John, 31, 41. 
Fisk, Josiah, 45. 
Fisk, Peter, 50, 199, 211. 
Fisk, Pomp, 213. 
Fisk, Rachel, 211. 
Fisk, Reuben, 31. 
Fisk, Sarah, 45. 
Fisk, Thomas, 35. 
Fisk, Wainright, 37. 
Fisk's, 146. 
Fitch, Abigail, 51. 
Fitch, Betsey (Tuttle), 51. 
Fitch, Elizabeth (Grimes), 51. 
Fitch, John, 51, 298. 
Fitch, Joseph, 51, 182. 
Fitch, Lydia (Tuck), 51. 
Fitch papers, the, 52, 64, 83. 
Fitch, Rebekah (Davis), 51. 
Fitch, Richard, 51. 
Fitch, Sibyl (Lakin), 51. 
Fitch, William, 182. 
Fitch, Zachariah, Jr., 298. 
Fitch, Captain Zecliariah, II, 51, 63; 

pay-roll of his company, 52-58, 60, 61, 

62, 63 ; abstract of his company, 64 ; 



65,83, 105, 106, 107, 108, 149, 152, 

154, 158, 161, 163, 282. 
Fitch's Bridge, 52. 
Fitchburg (Mass.), 51, 1S2, 303, 312. 
Flagg, Eleazer, 20, 117. 
Fletcher, Daniel, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 

95, 125, 170. 
Fletcher, David, 298, 299. 
Fletcher, Ezekiel, 18, 105, 118, 150, 152, 

154, 248. 
Fletcher, James, 54, 55. 
Fletcher, Sergt. Levi, 53, 55, 56, 58. 
Fletcher, Oliver, 248. 
Fletcher, Oliver, Jr., 183. 
Fletcher, Paul, 77, 154, 155, 158. 
Fletcher, Pelati, 138. 
Fletcher, Phebe, 263. 
Fletcher, Reuben, 263. 
Fletcher, Susanna (Chandler), 263. 
Flint, Eli, 298. 
Flint, Lieut. John, 25, 26. 
Fogg, Dr. John S. H., 297. 
Follings, Lewis, 206. 
Forbush, Ephraim, 53, 55, 56, 50. 
Force, Peter, 197, 240. 
Ford, John, 65. 
Fortneau, John, 144. 
Former, John, 150. 
P'oster, Abel, 14, 16. 
Foster, Amos, 201. 
Foster, Amos, Jr., 54, 55, 57, 58. 
Foster, Daniel, 14, 16, 208. 
Foster, David, 202. 
Foster, Jonathan, 69. 
Foster, Sergt. Silas, 53, 56, 57, 58. 
Foster [Forster], Simeon, 36,38,118, 

165. 
Foster, Stephen, 22, 24, 59, 118, 199, 

210. 
Foster, Capt. Thomas Wait, 49; return 

of his company, 49. 
Fowle, George, 251. 
Fo.x, Colonel, 243. 
Fox, Josiah, 55, 56, 57, 58. 
Framingham (Mass.), 242, 267. 
Francis, Coi. Ebenezer, 268. 
Francis, Richard, 73, 75. 
Franconia (N. H.), 263. 
Franklin (Mass.), 264. 
Freeman, Nathaniel, 246. 
French and Indian War, the, 2, 3, 8, 249. 



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French, Ebenezer, 73, 75. 

French, Jonathan, 73, 75. 

Frost, Benjamin, 184. 

Frost, Ephraim, 127. 

Frost, John, 105. 

Frost, Jonathan, 183. 

Frost, Joseph, 14, 16, 85, 118, 183, 208. 

Frothinghani, Richard, 8, 205, 221. 

Frye, Cato, 82, 126. 

Fulham (Vt.), 36. 

Fuller, A., 76, 86, 88, 89, 90, 95, 265. 

Fuller, Capt. Edward, 241. 

Fullick, George A., 30S. 



Gage, General, 285, 287, 2S8, 290, 291. 
Gammel [Gammeli, Ganiel], William, 

53. 56, 57, 58- 
Gardner, Capt. Aaron, 242. 
Gardner, Henry, 170. 
Gardner, Joseph, 256. 
Gardner, Samuel, 123. 
Garfield, [Garffield, Gaffield], Jesse, 

82, 127, 139. 
Garfield [Gafield], Thaddeus, 53, 55, 

56. 
Gass, Thomas, 298. 
Gates, General, 136, 253. 
Gelson, John, 41. 
Gelston, Dr. Saimiel, 244-246. 
Gelson, Lieut. Samuel, 40. 
Gelston family, the, 246. 
" Genealogy of the Child, Chikls, and 

Childe families," the, 250. 
General Assembly of the State of Mas- 
sachusetts-Bay, the, Resolves of, 222, 

223. 
General Court, the, 2, 3, 27, 43, 90, 91, 

94, 95, 100, 144, 162, 165, 176, 177, 

182, 232, 233, 244, 245, 264, 266, 267, 

283,301. 
"George," the, 142, 16S. 
Georgetown (Mass.), 15, 21. 
Gerrish, Colonel, 218, 230. 
Gettysburg (Pa.), 309, 310. 
Gibson, Ephraim, 69. 
Gibson, John, 69. 
Gilbert, Capt. Samuel, 50 ; return of his 

company, 50. 



Giles [Jilles], Ebenezer, 73, 75. 

Giles, Richard, 213. 

Gill, Moses, 12, 32. 

Gillson [Gilson], Amasa, 19, 118. 

Gillson [Gilson], Daniel, 19, 51, 82, 

117, 127, 128, 135, 139, 212. 
Gillson [Gilson], Daniel, Jr., 82, 127, 

128, 139. 
Gillson, Jonas, 151. 
Gillson, Peter, 73, 75. 
Gillson [Gilson], Lieut. Samuel, 21, 23, 

31, 67, 120. 
Gillson, Simon, 32. 
Gillson [Gilson], Solomon, 20, 21, 24, 

80, 117, 183, 209. 
Gilson, Elizabeth, 42. 
Gilson, Widow, 121. 
Gleason, George A., 308. 
Glidden, Arnel, 128. 
Gliden, Arnold, 82. 
Gloucester (Mass.), 15, 39. 
Glover, Gen. John, 90, 91, 92,93. 
Goddard, John, 96, 99, loi, 176. 
Gooding, Elizabeth, 270. 
Goold, Benjamin, 214. 
Gordon, Mrs., 168. 
Gorson, Joseph, 213. 
Gould [Goold], Moriah, 14, 16. 
Gould, Phineas, 298, 299. 
Gould, Simeon, 82, 140. 
Governor Sullivan Place, the, 229. 
Gowing [Gowin], Joseph, 46, 208. 
Gragg, Mrs. Elizabeth, 66. 
Gragg, Jacob, 123, 15S, 159. 
Gragg, Jacob, Jr., 1S3. 
Gragg, John, 29, 66, 77, 117, 152, 154. 

155. '58. 
Gragg [Gregg], John, Jr., 82,92, 93. 94, 

95, 140, 170. 
Gragg, Mr., 248. 
Gragg, Sergt. Samuel, 28, 77, 152, 154, 

160, I S3, 264. 
Gragg, Rev. William, 264. 
Grant, Joseph, 206. 
" (jrape-vine telegraph," the, 4. 
Graves, John, 19, iiS, 183. 
Graves [Graues], William, 53, 55, 57, 

58. 
Great Britain, 295. 
Great Road, the, 301. 
Green, Abigail, 27. 



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Green, Benjamin, 28, 41. 

Green, Eleazer, 21, 24, 84, 85, 96, 117, 
149, 183, 209. 

Green, Eleazer, Jr., 20, 96, 99, 102, 176. 

Green, James, 26. 

Green, Mary, 26. 

Green, Oliver, 54, 56, 58. 

Green, Samuel, 21, 24. 

Green, Dr. Samuel A., remarks on Col. 
William Prescott, 227 ; 292, 294. 

Green, Simeon, 21, 24. 

Green, Simon, 36. 

Green, William, 37. 

Green, Adj. William, 15. 

Greenfield (Mass.), 146. 

Greenock (Scotland), 142. 

Gridley, Hon. Richard, 49. 

Grimes, Elizabeth, 51. 

Grimes, Moses, 213. 

Groton (Mass.), minute-men in, 4, 5, 7, 
8, 9; Capt. Farwell's company, 11, 13, 
14, 15, 16, 17; Capt. Lawrence's, 18- 
26 ; Capt. Sartell's, 28-30; Capt. Saw- 
tell's, 31-33; closely identified with 
Pejjperell, 2^; Capt. Nutting's com- 
pany, 33-37 ; Capt. Haskell's, 30-42 ; 
Capt. Moors's, 42, 47 ; Capt. Long- 
ley's, 47, 48 ; Capt. Child's, 48 ; Capt. 
Coburn's, 48 ; Capt. Corey's, 49, 213; 
Capt. Foster's, 49; Capt. Gilbert's, 
50; Capt. Parker's, 50; Capt. Wy- 
man's, 51; Capt. Fitch's, 52-58; 
Capt. Shattuck's, 68-70; Capt. La- 
kin's, 71-76; Capt. Brown's, 76; 
Capt. Warren's, 77 ; Capt. Minot's, 
79; Capt. Lyman's, 80; Capt. Hart- 
well's, 80; Capt. White's, 81 ; alpha- 
betical list of three-years' men, 8r ; 
list of nine-months' men, 84, 85 ; 
Capt. Barnes' company, 86 ; list of 
six-months' men, 90-96 ; return of 
three-years' men, 97 ; Hosmer's Book 
No. I, 99; classes of soldiers, 100- 
108 ; extracts from the town records, 
109-112; revolutionary papers, 113- 
180; First Parish Meeting-house and 
Common, 116; the Shays Rebellion, 
181, 271-277; revolutionary items, 
189; the Tea Tax, 191 ; Rev. Samuel 
Dana, 195; Rev. Samuel Webster's 
Sermon, 197 ; at Bunker Hill, 198-203 ; 



petitions and accounts, 204 ; the poor 
of Boston proportioned to, 206; coat 
rolls, 207 ; Major Samuel Lawrence, 
214; testimony given by men of, 
217; survivors of the Battle of Bun- 
ker Hill in 1825, 220; Dr. Nehemiah 
Abbot, 221 ; Lieut. Amaziah Fasset, 
221 ; Capt. Samuel Tarbell, 223 ; the 
Lawrence Farm, 225; Col. William 
Prescott, 227 ; the Prescott Monu- 
ment, 228 ; Capt. Asa Lawrence, 229 ; 
miscellaneous items, 230; Daniel 
Farnsworth, 243 ; Dr. Samuel Gel- 
ston, 244; Capt. John Williams, 246; 
William Nutting's Diary, 247 ; Moses 
Child, 249; Capt. Abraham Childs, 
251; a singular petition, 254; an ex- 
ception, 255; absentees, 256; out- 
laws, 257; Capt. William Scott, 258; 
soldiers living in Maine, 260 ; Sons 
of the Revolution, 260; Revolution- 
ary pensioners, 261 ; a shire town 
during the Revolution, 264; census 
of 1790, 267; some civil officers dur- 
ing the Revolution, 267 ; a Revolu- 
tionary surgeon, 268 ; an interesting 
map, 269; Thomas Sackville Tufton, 
270 ; soldiers' epitaphs, 279; obituary 
records, 281 ; two soldiers in the expe- 
dition against Carthagena, 295 ; artil- 
lery company, 296 ; the South Mili- 
tary Company, 297 ; a naval hero, 
300 ; military matters, 301 ; Camp 
Stevens at, 303-306 ; roll of honor, 
306-312; echo of the Spanish War, 
312. 

Grotoii, a Shire Tcwii (lii7-ini^ the Rtvo- 
Itition, 264. 

Groton Academy, the, see Laiiueitee 
Acadeiny. 

Groton Artillery Company, 296, 301, 
302. 

Groton church records, 9. 

Groton companies, the, in the Revolu- 
tion, i; muster-rolls, 11, 13, 15, 18. 

" Groton during the Shays Rebellion," 
276. 

Groton Gore (N. H.), 269, 281. 

"Groton Historical Series," the, i, 52, 
189, 247, 262, 276, 285. 

Groton Historical Society, the, 52. 



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Groton Junction, 304, 305. 

" Groton Landmark," the, 305. 

Grotoit Military Matters, 301. 

Groton Ministerial Fund, the, 27. 

Groton minute-men, the, 291. 

Groton School, the, 42. 

Groton Soldiers living in Maine, 260. 

Grout, Colonel, 204. 



H. 

Hacket, Daniel, 26. 

Hadley (Mass.), 49, 278. 

Hager, Lieut. Isaac, 241. 

Hail, Joseph, 40. 

Hale, Asa, 68. 

Halifax (N. S.), 199, 200, 252. 

" Halifax Ciazette," the, 190. 

Hall, Daniel, 74. 

Hall, Edmund P., 309. 

Hall, Isaac, 299. 

Hall, Isaiah, 282. 

Hall, John, 26. 

Hall, Joseph, 32. 

Hall's paper, 266. 

Hamblet, Jonathan, 53, 56, 57, 58. 

Hamlin, Seth, 173. 

" Hampshire Gazette," the, 283. 

Hampton (N. H.),24o. 

Hancock, John, 169, 226, 288, 289, 290, 

293; 
Harrington, Thadeus, 40. 
Harris, Amos, 298. 
Harris, Ebenezer, 30. 
Harris, Robert, 195. 
Hart, Daniel, 29S. 
Hart, l>:iias, 298. 
Hart, Surg. John, 15. 
HartweJl, James A. [Adam J.], 309. 
Hartwell, Jeffery, 26. 
Hartwell, Capt. John, 80; muster-roll 

of his company, 80. 
Hartwell, Jonathan, 68. 
Hartwell, Mary, 153, 157, i6r, 166. 
Hartwell, Oliver, 105, 183, 260. 
Hartwell, Samuel, 66, 183, 242. 
Hartwell, Sarah, 66. 
Hartwell, Sarah (Ilolden), 66. 
Harvard (Mass.), 39, 44, 46, 183, 220. 



Harvard College, 196, 240, 264, 268, 

268, 269, 294, 304. 
Haseltine, Jonas, 54, 56, 57, 58. 
Haseltine [Hasseltine], Thomas, 54, 

56, 57> 58. 

Haskell, Charity (Pratt), 39. 

Haskell, Captain Henry, 38; muster- 
roll of his company, 40-42 ; 65, 67, 

173- 
Haskell [Harsell], Jasen, 44, 46. 
Haskell, John, 42. 
Haskell, Martha (Little), 39. 
Haskell, Rebecka (Willard), 39. 
Hastings, Jonathan, 69. 
Haverhill (Mass.), 252. 
Hawley (Mass.), 282, 283. 
Hay, John, 123. 
Hay, Richard, 53, 56,57. 
Hayes, Cuff, 213. 
Haynes, George D., [H.], 309. 
Hayward, Mr., 204. 
Haywood [Haward, Heywood], Daniel, 

54, 56, 57, 5S. 61. 
Havwood [Heywood], Nathaniel, 55, 

56, 58. 

Hazel Grove, 9. 

Hazeltine, James, 26. 

Hazen [Hazin, Hazon], Benjamin, 28, 
41, 53.56, 58, 118, 254, 300. 

Hazen, Benjamin, Jr., 300. 

Hazen [Hason], David, 21, 24, 210, 
254. 

Hazen, John, 28, 1 18, 254. 

Hazen, Josiah, 298. 

Hazen, Luther, 300. 

Hazen, Lydia (Woods), 300. 

Hazzard, Adrastus, 309. 

Heald, Lieut. Samuel, 241. 

Hemenway, Daniel P., 306. 

Hemenway, Joseph, 298. 

Hemenway [Ilemmingway, Heming- 
way, Haminway], Phineas, 1 1, 43, 46, 
78, 118, 207. 

Ileminway [Hemanway, Hemingway], 
Samuel, 11, 70, 108. 

Henckes, James, 206. 

Herick, Joseph, 1 19. 

Higginson, Col. Thomas W., 193. 

High Street, 116, 301. 

Ilildreth, Abel, 69. 

Ilildreth [Hildrick], Abijah, 14, 17. 



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Hildreth [Hildrick], Oliver, 14, 16 

Hill, Aaron, 127. 

Hill, Alpheus, 26. 

Hill, Ebenezer, 44, 46. 

" Historical Collections," Iiarber's, 1 16. 

" Historical Sketches of Andover," 

Bailey's, 8. 
" History of the Battle of Bunker's 

Hill," Ellis's, 5. 
" History of Billerica," Hazen's, 201. 
" History of the Fight at Concord," 

Ripley's, 2S9. 
" History of Gardner," Glazier's, 202. 
" History of Groton," Butler's, 9. 
" History of Mason " (N. H.), Hill's, 

223. 
" History of Middlesex County," 

Hurd's, 201. 
" History of our Navy," Spears's, 300. 
" History of Newton," Jackson's, 272. 
"History of Peterborough" (N. H.), 

Smith's, 259. 
" History of the Siege of Boston," 

Frothingham's, 205, 221. 
" History of Temple " (N. H.), Blood's, 

249. 
" History of Western Massachusetts," 

Holland's, 202. 
" History of Woodstock, Vermont," 

Dana's, 281. 
Hoar, Colonel, 252. 
Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood, 269. 
Hoar, Joseph, 231. 
Hoar, Oliver, 195. 
Hoar, Hon. Samuel, 269. 
Hobart, Israel, 106, 126, 179, 182, 183. 
Hobart, Jeremiah, 21, 24, 209. 
Hobart [Hubbart], Josiah, 18, 103, 117, 

151,155, 158. 
Hobart, Nehemiah, 120. 
Hobart, Simon, 22, 24, 199, 210. 
Hobart [Hubburd], Thomas, 153, 154, 

157- 
Hodgskin, Samuel, 185. 
Hoit, Elisha, 20, 21, 22, 23, 68, 82, 1 19, 

129, 139, 209. 
Holden, Abel, 299. 
Holden, Edmund, 96, 99, 103, loS, 

177- 
Holden, Isaac, 26. 
Holden, Lieut. Nathaniel, 242. 



Holden, Nehemiah, 117, 119, 130, 147, 

149, 152, 155, 158, 159, 161. 
Holden [Holdin], Richard, 68, 78, 82, 

91, 93, 94- 95. 129, 130, 139, 170, 

172. 
Holden, Sarah, 66. 
Holdin, Corpll. Simon, 68. 
Holdin, Amos, 40. 
Holdin, Jabez, 33. 
Hollis (N. H.), 41,46, 47, 268. 
Holliston (Mass.), 242. 
Holt, Daniel, Jr., 68. 
Holten, Samuel, 29. 
Holyoke (Mass.), 312. 
Ilooy, Peter, 167. 
Hopkinton (Mass.), 242. 
Horse Neck (Conn.), 243. 
Hosley, Capt. James, 6, 7, 10, 69. 
Hosly, Timothy, 120. 
Hosmer, Maj. Joseph, 87, 93, 9S, 162, 

163, 169, 233. 
Hosmer's Book, No. i, 99. 
House, Charles J., 260. 
Houye, Patrick, 141. 
Hovey, Capt. Thomas, 87 ; pay-roll of 

his company, 87-90. 
Howard, John, 259. 
Hubart, Joel, 40. 
Hubbard. Caleb, 32. 
Hubbard, Hezekiah, 31. 
Hubbard, Levi, 32. 
Hubbard, Nathan, Jr., 298. 
Hubbard [Hobbart, Hubburd], Phin- 

eas, II, 13, 16, 164, 209. 
Hubbard, Thomas, 31. 
Hubburd [Hubbart, Hubart], Nathan, 

129, 150, 153, 154, 157. 163. 
Hudson, Benjamin, 41, 68. 
Hudson, Darius, 36, 213. 
Hugh, John, 28, 119. 
Hughs, John, 119. 
Hull (Mass.), 77, 177. 
Hull, Prince, 213. 
Hull, Major William, 253, 283. 
Humphreys, Noah, 298. 
Hunt, Joseph, 242. 
Hunt, Sergt. Peter, 26. 
Hunt, Capt. Simon, 53, 55, 56, 58, 

241. 
Hunt, Simon, Jr., 58. 
Hunt's, 146. 



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"Independent Chronicle: and the 
Universal Advertiser," the [Bos- 
ton], 221, 255, 257, 271, 297. 

Independent Company of Cadets, the, 

275- 
Indians, the, 2, 3, 2S3. 
Ingals, Mr., 200. 
Insley, Daniel, 123. 
" /iisursrenfs, T/w" 276. 
Interesting Map, An, 269. 
Ireland, Abraham, 43, 212, 213. 
Ireland [Irland], Abraham, Jr., 46, 

212. 
Iris, The, 281. 



J. 



Jackson, Ephraim, 76. 

Jackson, Francis, 272. 

Jacobs, Charles, 301. 

Jacobs, John, 43, 46. 

Jacquith, Charles H., 309. 

Jaffrey (N. H.), 36. 

Jamaica (Vt.), 203. 

James River, 281. 

James's Brook, 301. 

Jammeson [Jemmson], AUexander, 141, 

142. 
Jarvis, Dr. Edward, 305. 
Jeffries, David, 76. 
Jenkins [Jinkins], David, 11, 14, 17, 

73, 74. 118, I45< 208. 
Jenkins [Jenkens, Jinkings, Jinkins], 

Joel, II, 13, 16,82, 119,130,139,208. 
Jenkins [Jinkins], Jonathan, 11, 15, 17, 

119, 147, 199, 208. 
Jenkins, Lydia, 263. 
Jenkins [Genkins, Ginkins, Jinkins, 

Jenkings|, Obadiah, 11, 17, 68, 76, 

77, 118, 120, 147, 148, 151, 154, 155, 

156, 161, 209. 
Jenkins, Obadiah, Jr., 11. 
Jewel, Samuel, 53, 56, 58. 
Jewett, Aaron, 195, 299. 
Jewett, Anna, 263. 
Jewett, Benjamin, 21, 24. 
Jewett, David, 35. 
Jinneson, Asa, 299. 
Johnson, Josiah, 20, 37. 



Johnson, Widow, 206. 

Johnston, Jonah, 73, 75. 

Johnston, William, 166, 167. 

Jones, Capt. Ephraim, 65. 

Jones, James, 69. 

Jones, Capt. William, 252. 

"Journal of a Cruise made to the Pa- 
cific Ocean," Porter's, 300. 

"Journals of each Provincial Congress 
of Massachusetts in 1774 and 1775, 
and of the Committee of Safety," 
the, 231. 

Jupp, John, 40. 



K. 



Kaldor, Elexander, 150. 

Kaldor, Mrs. Elexander, 150. 

Karr, James, 26. 

Keene (N. H.), 145. 

Keenin [Kneein, Keening], Michael, 

82, 131. 
Keep, Jonathan, 105. 
Kemp, Abel, 79. 
Kemp, Asa, 87, 88, 89, 183, 250. 
Kemp, Calvin, 140. 
Kemp, David, 33, 50, 59, 199, 200, 204, 

205, 212. 
Kemp, David, Jr., 204, 212. 
Kemp [Keemp], Dudley, 17, 49. 
Kemp [Keemp], Ebenezer, 12, 14, 17, 

208, 263. 
Kemp, Ebenezer, Jr., iiS. 
Kemp, Ephraim, 12, 108, 183. 
Kemp, Hannah, 263. 
Kemp, Hezckiah, 68, 151, 154, 155, 

156, 160. 
Kemp, Joel, 183. 
Kemp, John, 298. 
Kemp, Jonas, 87, 88, 89. 
Kemp [Keemp], Joseph, 44, 46, 181, 

183. 
Kemp, Mary, 263. 
Kemp, Oliver, 183. 
Kemp [Keemp], Phineas, 44, 46, 82, 

207. 
Kemp, Samuel, 12, 41. 
Kemp, Samuel, Jr., 54, 56, 57, loS, 118. 
Kemp, Simeon, 91, 93, 95, 107, 140, 

182. 
Kemp, Stephen, 299. 



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Kemp [Keemp, Kimp], Sergt. William, 
12, 72, 74, 78, 82, 130, 131, 139, 145. 

Kendall, James, 298, 299. 

Kendall, Leander S., 309. 

Kendall, Ruben, 40. 

Kendrick, Abigail (Bowen), 280. 

Kendrick, Capt. Caleb, 280. 

Kent, Abner, 26. 

Kent, Abner, Jr., 54, 56, 57, 58. 

Kent, Ebenezer, 90. 

Kezar [Kezer], Daniel, 44, 46, 83. 

Kidder, Isaac, 14, 17. 

Kidder, Capt. Solomon, 242. 

Kilburn [Killburn], John, 21, 24, 31, 
209. 

Kimball, Captain, 200, 264. 

Kimball, Lieut. Daniel, 242. 

Kimball, George, 213. 

King, Abigail, iS. 

King, Leander G., 309. 

King, Lieut. Zebulon, 92. 



Lafayette, General, 217. 

Lagros, Francis, 53, 56, 58. 

Lakin, Abel, 73, 75, 145, 182. 

Lakin, Ambrus, 36, 38, 73, 75, 119, 145. 

Lakin, David, 29, 41, 54, 56, 57, 58, 
119, 183, 261, 263. 

Lakin, Elizabeth, 66. 

Lakin, Elizabeth (Williams), 71. 

Lakin, Gabriel, 78, 87. 

Lakin, James, 35, 71. 

Lakin, John, 51, 263. 

Lakin, Joseph, 96, 97, 177. 

Lakin, Josiah, 21, 24, 164, 165, 210. 

Lakin, Lydia (Parker), 51, 263. 

Lakin, Miriam, 66. 

Lakhi, Captain Nathaniel, 35, 71 ; mus- 
ter-rolls of his company, 72, 76. 

Lakin [Laken], Oliver, 28, 49, 78, 96, 
117, 213. 

Lakin, Oliver, Jr., 96, 104, 176. 

Lakin, Robinson, 36, 72, 74, loS, 282. 

Lakin, Sibyl, 51. 

Lakin, Sibyl (Parker), 71. 

Lakin, Simeon, 90, 93, 94, 95, 170. 

Lakin, Simon, 21, 24. 

Lakin, William, 66. 



Lamb, Abijah, 81. 

Lampson, Amos, Jr., 298. 

Lampson, Ebenezer, 298. 

Lamson, Esther, 121, 163. 

Lancaster (Mass.), 39, 59, 264, 303. 

Lash, Richard, 167. 

Lasley, William, 44, 46. 

Laughton, Ebenezer, 37. 

Laughton, John, 12, 54, 56, 57, 58, 

118. 
Law, William, Jr., 310. 
Lawrance, Lieut. James, 28, 242. 
Lawrance, Corp. Joseph, 53, 55, 57. 
Lawrance, Nathaniel, 41. 
Lawrence, Abbott, 203, 221. 
Lawrence, Abigail (Abbot), 221. 
Lawrence [Lawrance], (.'apt. Amos, 

31, 110,119, 149. 153' '57, 215, 221, 

225, 226, 229. 
Lawrence [Lawrance], Lieut. Amos, 

Jr-. 133. 153, 154, 157, 163, 169, 178. 

Lawrence, Anna, 165. 

Lawrence [Laivi'ance], Captain Asa, 5, 
6, 18 ; muster-rolls of his company, 
1S-21, 26; return of his company, 
23-26; S9, 136, 137. 145. 146, 152, 
155, 158, 184, 204, 205, 209, 211, 229, 
230, 247, 249, 258, 279. 

Lawrence [Lawrance], Lieut. Benja- 
min, 28, 79, 80, 152, 154, 155, 158, 
160. 

Lawrence [Lawrance], Benjamin, Jr., 
118, 134. 

Lawrence, Dr. Ebenezer, 239, 240. 

Lawrence, Ephraim, 239, 240. 

Lawrence, Isaac, 28, 118. 

Lawrence, Isaac, Jr., 87. 

Lawrence, Joel F., 310. 

Lawrence, John, 28, 118, 119, 215. 

Lawrence [Lawrance], Jonathan, 12, 
no, 150, 151, 152, 154, 155, 156, 160. 

Lawrence, Jonathan, Jr., 12. 

Lawrence, Joshua, 36. 

Lawrence [Lawrance], Levi, 87, 91, 

93-94,95. 170, 172,173- 
Lawrence, Luther, 297, 299. 
Lawrence, Mrs. Luther, 280. 
Lawrence, Martin, 36. 
Lawrence [Lawrance], Nehemiah, 11, 

77. 153- 154, i6i-_ 
Lawrence, Peleg, 18, 229, 240. 



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Lawrence [Lawrance], Roger, 86, 92, 

93. 94, 95. 170. 172- 
Lawrance, Roland, 79, 80. 
Lawrence, Ruth (Brooks), 18, 240. 
Lawrence, Salmon, 183. 
Lawrence \Lawrance'\, Major Samuel, 
II, 12, 13, 16, 71, 72, 74, 76, 108, 153, 
154, 157, 161, 203, 209, 214-217, 219, 
220, 221, 226. 
Lawrence, Susanna, 72, 205. 
Lawrence, Susanna (I'arker), 216, 222. 
Lawrence, Thomas, 22, 24, 35. 
Lawrence, Thomas, Jr., 36. 
Lawrence [Lawrance], William, 184, 

299. 
Lawrence Academy, 216, 277, 301. 
" Lawrence Academy, the Jubilee 

of," 9. 
Lawrence Farm, the, 225. 
Lawrence University, 305. 
Lawrence^ s Company, Capt. Asa, 24. 
Leach, John, Journal kept by, 45. 
Lee, Francis, 36. 

Leominster (Mass.), 206, 303, 312. 
Leonard, Charles H., 310. 
Leslie, Colonel, 291. 
Lewis, Abijah, 213. 
Lewis, Ebeneazar, 41. 
Lewis, Maj. James, 262, 282, 302. 
Lewis, Jonathan, 21, 24, 40, 68. 
Lewis, Jonathan Clark, in, 152, 158, 

160, 225, 235, 236, 249. 
Lewis, Merrick, 261, 262. 
Lewis, Mrs., 154. 
Lexington (Mass.), 3, 4, 5, 215, 241, 247, 

285, 287, 288, 289, 292, 293. 
Lexington Battle, the, in, 230, 252. 
Libbie & Co., C. F., 108. 
Limerick (N. H.), 7. 
Lincoln, B., 76. 

Lincoln, Gen. Benjamin, 273, 27S. 
Lincoln (Mass.), 80, 241, 242, 291, 293, 

294. 
Lisbon (Me.), 260. 
Litchfield (N. Y.), 43, 46, 259. 
Little, Martha, 39. 
Little, Thomas, 42. 
Little, Wallis, 40. 
Little Pond, 257. 

Littleton (Mass.), 18, 50, 51, 67, 195 
206, 242, 267, 296. 



Livermore, Nathaniel, 251. 
Lock, James, 41, 68. 
Lock, John, 26, 41. 
Lockwood, Ralph Ingersoll, 276. 
Long Island, 252. 
Longley, Asa, 82, 132, 139, 260. 
Longley, Betsey, 260. 
Longley, Edmund, 283. 
Longley, Jemima, 169. 
Longley, John, 283. 
Longley, Joseph, 283. 
Longley, Joseph, Jr., 282, 283. 
Longley, Lydia, 263. 
Longley, Mary (Walker), 283. 
Longley, Capt. Robert, 47 ; muster-roll 
of his company, 47 ; return of his 
company, 48. 
Longley, William, 282. 

Longley, Zachariah, 15, 31, 132, 139, 
157, 260. 

Longley, Zachariah, Jr., 132, 139. 

Longley, Zachias, 44, 46, 82, 207, 209. 

Longley, Zachias, Jr., 82. 

Longwood (Mass.), 208. 

Lookout Valley (Tenn.), 308. 

"Lord Howe," the, 142. 

Loring, Daniel, 242. 

Loring, Seth, 71, 77. 

Lossing, Benjamin J., 190. 

Lothrop, Rev. Samuel K., D.D., 276. 

Louisburg (Cape Breton), 42. 

Lovejoy, Abner, 73, 75. 

Lovejoy, Philip, 68, 73, 75. 

Lovejoy [Louejoy], Samuel, 21,24,73,7 5. 

Lovell, Colonel, 42. 

Lovell, James, 200. 

Lowell, Ebenezer, 31. 

Lowell, John, 30, 47. 

Lowell (Mass.), 10, 267, 302. 

Lowell Road, the, 18. 

Lund, Margaret, 65. 

Lunenburg (Mass.), 36, 39, 43, 44, 46, 
206, 212, 249, 272. 

Lyman, Josiah, 49. 

Lyman, Capt. Oliver, 80; muster-roll of 
his company, 80. 

M. 

McClukr [McCluen], William, 43, 46. 
McConnen, Corp. James, 70. 



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McCormack, Robert, 44, 46. 

Macentire [iMakintire, Mackentire], 
Elias, 55, 56, 57, 58. 

McFarling, Joseph, 213. 

McGee, John, 16S. 

M'Intosh, Archibald, 59. 

Mack, James, 44, 46. 

McKinsey, Dougel, 141. 

McKenzy, Ducal, 167. 

McNeil [McNeal, McNeill, McNeel], 
Henry, 14, 17, 82, 133, 139, 208. 

Macy, James, 83. 

Magee, John, 140. 

Maine, Groton soldiers living in, 260. 

" Maine Historical and Genealogical 
Recorder," the, 268. 

Maine Historical Society, the, 249. 

Maiden (Mass.), 64, 65, 222, 241. 

Manassas (Va.), 308. 

Manning, John, 14, 17. 

Manning, William, 41. 

Marblehead (Mass.), 142, 193. 

March, Sergt. Samuel, 68. 

Marlborough (Mass.), 61, 86, 241, 261, 
267. 

Marr [Marrs], James, 140, 173. 

Marrett, Edward, 127, 131. 

Marshall, Colonel, 77. 

Marsten, George, 275. 

Martha's Vineyard, 203, 244. 

Martin, William, 256. 

Martindale, Captain, 200. 

Mason, Capt. John, 270. 

Mason (N. H.), 16, 197, 223, 270. 

Mason, Thaddeus, 265. 

Massachusetts Archives, the, Revolu- 
tionary papers of, i, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 

23. 24, 30. 32, 33. 37, 38. 42, 44, 47, 
48, 49, 50, 51, 64, 65, 67 , 69, 7 1 , 74, 76, 
77, 7«, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 
88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 
loi, 106, 107, 200, 202, 207, 214, 225, 
226, 230, 231, 232, 234, 235, 236, 237, 
238, 239, 273, 274, 275, 295. 

Massachusetts Historical Society, the, 
"Collections" of, 193, 303. "Pro- 
ceedings " of, 198, 200, 227, 229, 246, 
254, 269, 272, 294. 

Massachusetts House of Representa- 
tives, the, Journal of, 200, 204, 
205. 



" Massachusetts in the Army and 
Navy," 308. 

Massachusetts Line, the, 39. 

" Massachusetts Register," the, 297. 

" Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors 
of the Revolutionary War," i. 

" Massachusetts Spy," the, 283. 

Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, the, 
302. 

Maxfield, Captain, 202. 

Mead, Sergt. Abijah, 53, 56, 58. 

Mead, Thomas, 298. 

Medford (Mass.), 241, 252. 

"Memorialsof the Descendants of Wil- 
liam Shattuck," 276. 

Menotomy (Mass.), 289, 290. 

Merium, Abraham, 26. 

Merrimack (N. H.), 43, 44, 46,83. 

Mers, Peter, 206. 

Metcalf, Jonathan, 64, 76. 

Metcalf, Justice, 86. 

Methuen (Mass.), 25. 

Michel, Abner, 36. 

Middlesex County, 2. 

Middlesex Militia, the, 240. 

Middlesex Probate Office, the, 9. 

Middlesex Regiment, the, 3. 

Military Warrant, 296. 

Militia, the Colonial, 4. 

Militia, the Provincial, 4. 

Minot, Capt. John, 78; pay-roll of his 
company, 79; muster-roll of his com- 
pany, 80. 

Mimtte-men, 2, 3, 4, iS. 

A/iscellaneous Items, 230. 

" Missionary Herald," the, 283. 

Mitchel, Francis, 68. 

Mitchel, Samuel, 82. 

Mitchell, Captain, 225. 

Mixer, Timothy, 140. 

Monmouth (N. J.), 253. 

Montreal (Canada), 252. 

Moore, John, 184. 

Moore, S., 86. 

Moors, Abraham, 42,68, 179. 

Moors [Moores, Moorse, Mors, Morse], 
Benjamin, 92,93,94,95, 170, 172, 174, 
185,301. 

Moors, David, 182. 

Moors, Elizabeth (Gilson),42. 

Moors, Captain Joseph, 6, 41, 42 ; muster- 



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roll of his company, 43-44 ; return of 
his company, 46; 68, 78, 83, 106, 126, 
134.143, 150, 153, '54, 157, 159, 160, 
163, 164, 165, 166, 171, 179, 205, 207, 
208, 211, 212, 213, 278. 

Moors [Moor], Joseph, Jr., 43, 46, 87, 
141, 207. 

Moors, Lucy (Stone), 43. 

Moors, Rufus, 298. 

Moors, Sarah (Ward), 43. 

Moors, Timothy, 12, 14, 17, 41, 119, 
153- 154, 157, 209. 

Morse, Abel, 184, 298. 

Morse, Miriam, 43. 

Morse, Samuel, 185. 

Morton, Perez, 13, 15, 20,23,32, 33,37, 
44, 67, 223, 224. 

Moscow (Me.), 260. 

Mosher, Abijah, 35. 

Mosher, Daniel, 36. 

Mosher, James, 36. 

Mosher, Lieut. John, 35, 159. 

Moshure [Moshuer], Josiah, 73, 75. 

Mount Hope (N. Y.), 55. 

Moyland, Major, 49. 

Myrifield (Rowe, Mass.), 202. 



N. 



" Names of Soldiers of the American 
Revolution who applied for State 
Bounty," House's, 260. 

Nantasket (Mass.), 264. 

Nantucket (Mass.), 244, 246. 

Nash, Kphraim, 18, 54, 56, 57, 58. 

Nashua River, the, 52, 240, 303. 

Natick (Mass.), 43, 242. 

A'aval Hero, A, 300. 

Newall, Oliver, 35. 

Newbern (N. C), the Battle of, 304. 

New Braintree (Mass.), 203. 

Newburyport (Mass.), 206, 245. 

" New Chapter in the History of the 
Concord Fight" Wheildon's, 5, 231, 
285-294. 

Newell, Josiah, 35. 

"New England Chronicle," the, 45, 59, 
195, 196. 

" New England Historical and Genea- 
logical Register," the, 45, 201, 2S4. 



New England Historic-Genealogical 
Society, the, 240. 

Newhall, Lieut. Col. Ezra, 174, 175, 176. 

New Ipswich (N. H.), 22, 36, 44, 46, 
197. 

New London (Conn.), 216. 

Newman, Timothy H., 299. 

New Marlborough (N. H.), 145. 

New Orleans (La.), 304, 308, 309, 311. 

Newport (R. L), 245. 

Newton, Captain, 230. 

Newton (Mass.), 241, 263, 267, 272, 280. 

New Windsor (N. Y.), 262. 

" New York Genealogical and Bio- 
graphical Record," the, 246. 

"New York Grenadiers," 269. 

New York Public Library, the, 278. 

New York State, 120, 166. 

Nicholas, John, 41. 

Nichols, Corp. Thomas, 72, 74. 

Nissitissett River, the, 34. 

JVon-Associaiors' Advertisefnent, ill. 

Norfolk (Va.). 297. 

Norridgewock (Me.), 260. 

North Bridge, Concord, the, 5, 285, 2S6. 

North Carolina, 304. 

North Church, Boston, the, 293. 

North Company, the, 297. 

Northfield (Mass.), 146. 

Northampton (Mass.), 80. 

North Kingston (R. L), 74. 

Nova Scotia, 65, 250. 

Nutting, Abel, 22, 24, 209, 260. 

Nutting, Abijah, 182, 298. 

Nutting, Sergt. Benjamin, 35, 70. 

Nutting, Daniel, 220. 

Nutting, Ebenezer, 36. 

Nutting, Elijah, 96, 99, 102, 176. 

Nutting, Ephraim, 22, 24, 209. 

Nutting, Ezekiel, 20, 22, 24, 29, 209, 254. 

Nutting, Ezekiel, Jr., 119, 254. 

Nutting, Isaac, 19, 262. 

Nutting, Isaac, Jr., 117. 

Nutting, Jacob, 261, 262. 

Nutting, Jane (Boynton), 247. 

Nutting, Capt. John, 33 ; muster-roll of 
his company, 35, 37 ; return of his 
company, 38; 99, 138, 202, 271, 272, 
282. 

Nutting, John, Jr., 28. 

Nutting, Jonathan, 19, 117, 298. 



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Nutting, Joseph, 82. 

Nutting, Josiah, 35. 

Nutting, Lydia (Nutting), 262. 

Nutting, Martha (Blood), 34. 

Nutting, Moses, 298. 

Nutting, Phinehas, 298. 

Nutting, Rhoda, 260. 

Nutting, vSamuel, 36. 

Nutting, Mrs. Sarah (Wetherbee), 262. 

Nutting [Nuting], Simeon, 108. 

Nutting [Nuting], William, ig, 117, 

151, 154, 156, 160, 247. 
Nutting, Lieut. William, 247. 
Ntittiitg's Diary, William, 247. 



o. 



Obi/nary Records, 28 1. 
O'Connor, Timothy, 310. 
" Otificial Army Register," the, 311. 
Orrington (Me.), 260. 
Osborn, Oliver B., 310. 
Osgood, Joseph, 56, 57. 
Oshkosh (Wis.), 305. 
Oi/thuos, 257. 



Packersfield (N. H.), 36. 

Page, Benjamin, 12, 151, 154, 155, 

156, 165. _ 
Page, Benjamin, Jr., 299. 
Page, Daniel, 44, 46. 
Page, Corp. Joseph, 12, 13, 16, 70, 85, 

141, 208. 
Page, Silas, 1 1, 41. 
Page, Simon, Jr., 29S. 
Paine, Elijah, 298. 
Paine, Hon. Robert Treat, 224. 
Paine, Sergt. Samuel, 29S. 
" Panoplist," the, 283. 
Parham, Ezekiel, 68. 
Park [Parke], John, 153, 154, 157, 160, 

180, 298. 
Park, John, Jr., 141, 1S4. 
Park, Joseph, 184. 
Park [Parks], Thomas, 180. 
Park [Parks], William, 31, 33, 180. 
Park, William, Jr., 180. 
Parker, Sergt. Abel, 36, 49, 70, 213. 



Parker, Abial, 49, 213. 

Parker, Abijah, 36. 

Parker, Andrew Johnson, 260. 

Parker, Azubah (Farnsworth), 262, 279. 

Parker, Benjamin, 19,49,82, 117, 139, 

183, 214. 
Parker, Chester, 214. 
Parker, Deborah, 284. 
Parker, Eleazer, 22, 24, 140, 209. 
Parker, Ephraim, 25, 180, 262, 279. 
Parker, Jabez, 299. 
Parker, Jacob, 28, 254. 
Parker, Jacob Lakin, 118. 
Parker, Sergt. James, 68. 
Parker, Jerome S , 310. 
Parker, John, 12, 49, 117, 140, 213. 
Parker, Capt. Jonas, 166, 167. 
Palmer, Joseph, 244, 279. 
Parker, Capt. Joshua, 50 ; return of his 
company, 50; 96, 99, 105, 176, 182, 
200, 220, 260, 261, 262, 283, 295. 
Parker, Lemuel, 20, 21, 23, 68, 70, 72, 
73, 74, 75, 140, 141, 145' 152. 15s. 160, 
209. X 

Parker, Corp. I^muel, Jr., 21, 22, 140, 

141, 209. 
Parker, Levi, 21, 23, 29, 117, 140, 254. 
Parker, Louy, 209. 
Parker, Lydia, 51, 263. 
Parker, Lieut. Colonel Moses, 59. 
Parker, Nathaniel, 35. 
Parker, Nehemiah, 22, 24, 31, 68, 118, 

209, 279. 
Parker, Lieut. Oliver, 19, 20, 21, 23 

117, 185, 210, 211, 212. 
Parker, Peter, 26. 
Parker, Phineas, 19, 41, 117. 
Parker, Robert, 20, 22, 49, 87, 199, 210, 

213. 
Parker, Robert, Jr., 49. 
Parker, Samuel, 87, 92, 93, 94, 95, 170, 

172. 
Parker, Sibyl, 71. 
Parker, .Susanna, 216, 222. 
Parker, Lieut. William, 87, 183, 222, 

284. 
Parker, Lieut. Winslow, 29, 36, 118, 

297. 
Parker's, 145. 
Parley, Abraham, 15. 
Parlin, Nathan, 136. 



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Parole and Countersign, 198. 

Partridge, Samuel, 195. 

Patch, Corp. Benjamin, 19, 26, 79. 

Patch, Benjamin, Jr., 117. 

Patch, Ebenezer, 119, 279. 

Patch, Elizabeth (Avery), 263. 

Patch, Corp. Isaac, 40, 68, 261, 263. 

Patch, Isaac, 263. 

Patch, Jacob, 28, 78. 

Patch, Oliver, 19, 210. 

Patch, Phebe (Fletcher), 263. 

Patch, Sarah, 279. 

Patch, Simon, 279. 

Patch, Sophronia, 263. 

Patch, Widow, 154. 

Patt, James, 42. 

Patt [Patts], Jonathan, 14, 17, 73, 75. 

Patterson, Mrs., 206. 

Pearce [Peirce, Pierce], John, 31, 48, 

84, 85, 96, 99, 102, 117, 133, 176. 
Pearce, Lieut. Colonel, 86. 
Peekskill (N. Y.), 25. 
Peerce, Edmund, 37. 
Peirce, Benjamin, 22, 24, 82, 133, 139, 

210. 
Peirce, George, 249. 
Peirce, Jonathan, 19. 
Peirce, Solomon, 40, 
Pemberton, Samuel, 256. 
Penobscot (Me.), 239. 
Pepperell (Mass.), 15, 21, 22, 23,31, 52 ; 
closely identified with Groton, 33 ; 
Capt. Nutting's company, 35-37 ; 38, 
40, 41. 45. 51. 59. 67. 70, 71. 82, 120, 
126, 215, 218, 220, 234, 239, 240, 242, 
250, 267, 271, 272. 273, 274, 275, 282. 
Pepperell minute-men, 34 
Perham, Henry S., 201. 
Perham, John, 73, 75. 
Perham, Oliver, 26. 
Perham, Peter, 36. 
Perry, Obadiah, 220. 
Peterborough [Petersborough] (N. H.), 

42, 44, 46, 81, 82, 199. 
Peterborough and Shirley Railroad, the, 

303- 
Petitions and Accounts, 204. 
Pettengill, Mrs. Caroline J. Farwell, 10. 
Pettengill, Henry Emmons, 10. 
Phelps, Sergt. Robert, 59. 
Phelps, William, 12. 



Philadelphia (Penn.), 258. 

Philippine Islands, the, 312. 

Philip's War, 3. 

Phillips, Isaac, 82, 140. 

Phillips, Jonas, 299. 

Phillis Pomp, 25, 26. 

Phips, Charles, 68. 

Phips, Samuel, 299. 

" Pictorial Field ]5ook of the Revolu- 
tion," Lossing's, 190. 

Pieart [Peirt], James, 82, 134. 

Pierce, Charles H., 310. 

Pierce, Lieut. Silas, 36, 70. 

Pierce, Solomon, 68. 

Pingrey, Anna (Jewett), 263. 

Pingrey, John, 26r, 263. 

Pingrey, Stephen, 263. 

Pingrey, Stephen, Jr., 261, 263. 

Piper, Walter, 206. 

Piper, Walter, Jr., 206. 

Pitcairn, Major John, 200, 201. 

Plymouth (N. H.), 44, 46. 

Pollard, Asa, 201, 202. 

Poor, Colonel, 25, 26. 

Poor of Boston, the, 205. 

Popkin, John, 106. 

Porter, Corp. Asa, 19, 22, 24, 28, 77, 

80, 118, 209, 254. 
Porter, Capt. David, 213, 300. 
Porter [Portor], Ezekiel, 86, 90, 93, 94, 

95, 96, 99, 104, 170, 176. 
Porter, Ezra, 26. 
Porter, Ezra, Jr., 26. 
Porter, Joel, 19, 22, 24, 26, 28, 118,209. 
" Port-Folio," the, 217. 
Portland (Me.), 249. 
Port Hudson (La.), 308, 311. 
Portsmouth (N. IL), 270. 
Post-offices, 243. 
Poivder Mill at Pepperell, 234. 
Powell, Jeremiah, 226. 
Powers, Isaac, 26. 
Pratt, Charity, 39. 
Pratt, Thomas, 171. 
Prentiss, Jonathan, 264. 
Prescott, Abel, 261. 
Prescott, Lieut. Abijah, 105, 211, 297. 
Prescott, Sergt. Benjamin, 19,47, 117, 

198, 205, 211. 
Prescott, Charles, 261. 
Prescott, David, 20, 22, 24, 183, 209. 



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335 



Prescott, Ezra, 79. 

Prescott, Hannah (Spalding), 261. 

Prescott, Col. James, 31, 38,40, 42, 105, 
no, 125, 127, 144, 148, 151, 152, 156, 
157, 191, 192, 196, 198, 200, 202, 203, 
205, 211, 212, 224, 226, 227, 234, 235, 
236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 261, 265, 267, 
268. 

Prescott, Hon. James, Jr., 231. 

Prescott, Joel, 54, 56, 57, 58. 

Prescott, Capt. John, 295. 

Prescott, Capt. Jonas, 261, 303. 

" Prescott Memorial," the, 205. 

Prescott Moiuiment, 228. 

Prescott, Col. Oliver, 4, 33, 94, 95, 97, 
107, no. III, 112, 125, 126, 128, 129, 

130. 131. f34. 137. 144. 148, 149. 15O' 
156, 159, 162, 166, 167, 168, 178, 185, 
192, 194, 196, 204, 215, 216, 230, 233, 
234, 238, 240, 243, 267, 26S, 270, 272, 
273, 274, 275, 289. 

Prescott, Oliver, Jr., 273. 

Prescott, Phineas Oilman, 234, 261. 

Prescott, Rebecca (Buckley), 261. 

Prescott, Samson, 106, 183. 

Prescott Square. 22S. 

Prescott, Susanna, 227. 

Prescott, Susanna (Lawrence), 205, 
261. 

Prescott, Col. William, 11, 13, 15, 23, 35, 

3''^. 42, 43. 45i 46. 49. 50. 51. 67. 185' 
199, 207, 208, 209, 210, 2n, 212, 213, 
214, 218, 219, 220, 227-228, 240, 247, 
261, 262, 282, 303. 

Prescott, William, Esq., 303. 

Prescott, Dr. William, 205. 

Prescott, William Hickling, 303. 

Priest, William H., 310. 

Prince Society, the, 270. 

Procter [Procktor, Proctor], Charles, 
82, 134. 

Procter, John, 19. 

Procter, Jonas, 43, 46, 82, 134, 155. 

Proctor, Cotton, 80, 86. 

Prospect Hill, Camp at, 48. 

Providence (R. I.), 178, 243, 248. 

Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, 
the First, 3, 4, 6, 59, 60, no, 207, 
252, 288. 

Parkins [Pirkens], Kbenezcr, 44, 46, 
208. 



Pushee [Pushe, Pushie], John, 26, 54, 

56, 58, 220. 
Putnam, General Israel, 218, 219, 229. 
Putnam, Col. Rufus, 84, 127, 174, 175, 

176, 246. 

Q- 

Quebec, 15, 252. 

Quincy, President Josiah, 203. 

Quincy, Josiah, Jr., 203. 



R. 



Raby (N. H.), 36, 43, 44, 46. 
Rand, William G., 311. 
Randall, Eleazer, 203. 
" Rangers from New Hampshire," 269. 
Ransom, Calvin, 56, 58. 
Raymond, Nathan, 258. 
Raynor, Jacob S., Jr., 311. 
Read, Col. Jonathan, 70, 71,85, 195, 254. 
Reading (Mass.), 65, 241, 267. 
Ready, Patrick, y\. 
Rebellion, the War of the, 301, 303, 306. 
" Record of the Thirty-third Massachu- 
setts Volunteer Infantry," Boies's, 
310. 
Reed, Sergt. John, 29S, 299. 
Reed, Sergt. Samuel, 225, 298. 
Remington, John, 249. 
Resolve, passed by the Provincial Con- 
gress, 59-60. 
Revere, Paul, 238, 288, 290, 292, 293. 
Revolutionary Ite?ns, 189. 
Revolutionary Papers, i\t^. 
Revolutionary Pensioners, 261. 
Revolutionary Surgeon, A, 268. 
Rhode Island, the battle of, 216, 229. 
Richards, Mitchel, 69. 
Richardson, Abel, 14, 17. 
Richardson, Abiel, 222. 
Richardson, Alfred A., 3n. 
Richardson, Alpheus, 29S. 
Richardson, Andrew, 14, 17. 
Richardson, Convers, 147, 154, 160,251. 
Richardson, Daniel, 299. 
Richardson, Ede, 222. 
Richardson, Isreal, 14, 17. 
Richardson, Jephtha, 251. 
Richardson [Ricardson], Josiah, 14, 17, 
209. 



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Richardson, Sarah (Uoynton), 222. 
Richardson, Corp. Zacheus, 53, 55, 

57, 58- 
Rindge [Ringe] (N. H.), 7, 14, 145, 

165. 
Ripley, Dr. Ezra, 289. 
Robbins [Robins], Ephraim, 12, 14, 17, 

70, 118, 208. 
Robbins [Robins], Ensign John, 67,68, 

69. 
Robbins, John, Jr., 298. 
Robbins, Samuel, 69. 
Roberts's, 146. 
Robins, Ceser, 55, 56, 57, 58. 
Robins, Josiah, 73, 75. 
Robinson, Bradbury, 55, 57. 
Robinson, Col. John, 15, 68, 72, 74, 76, 

203, 289. 
Roby, Silas, 44, 46. 
Rockwood, Dr. Ebenezer, 268. 
Rockwood, Ebenezer, Jr., 269. 
Rockwood, Lieut. Elisha, no, 154, 155, 

158, 222, 268. 
Rockwood, Elizabeth (Adams), 268. 
Rockwood, John, 298. 
Rockwood, Lieut. Joseph, 77, 154, 155, 

1 58, 181, 242, 250, 278. 
Rockwood, Mary (Emerson), 268. 
Rockwood, Lieut. Samuel, 12, 68, 153, 

154. IS5> 157,297. 
Rockwood, Mrs. Sarah (Chaplin), 227. 
Rogers, Lieut. Timothy, 242. 
/Co// of Honor, 306. 
Rowe, Mrs. Amelia Fitch, 52, 64, 83. 
Rowe (Mass.), 202. 
Rowley (Mass.), 263. 
Rugg, Joseph, 264. 
Rugg, Mrs. Olive, 264. 
Rumral [Rumrill], Joseph, 14, 17. 
Runnel, Peter, 26. 
Russell, Amos, 296. 
Russell [RussclJ, Calvin, 86, 96, 97,99, 

177, 260. 
Russell, Chandler, 106. 
Russell, Sergt. Ephraim, 12, 14, 17, 72, 

74, 135, 136, 137, 150, 209. 
Russell, Ephraim, Jr., 145, 149, 153, 

'54- 157, 164. 
Russell, Jason, 197. 
Russell, John, 296. 
Russell, Luther, 182. 



Russell, Nathaniel, 82, 135, 139, 150. 
Russell, Peletiah, 7, 14, 17, 208. 
Russell, Solomon, 82, 136, 139, 182. 
Russell, Walte, 123. 
Rutland (Vt.), 214. 



S. 



St Albans (Me.), 260. 

St. Coy, 146. 

St. Lawrence, the Gulf of, 252. 

Salem (Mass.), 196, 291. 

Salisbury (N. C), 307. 

.Saltonstall, Colonel Leverett, 252. 

Sampson [Samson], Levi, 41, 68. 

Sanders, James, 152, 154, 155, 158. 

Sanderson, Gideon, 69. 

Saratoga (N. Y.), 70. 

Sargeant, Ezra, 88, 89, 95, 107. 

Sargent [Seargent], Capt. Nathan, 64, 

65- 

Sartall, John, 69. 

Sartell [Sawtell], Lieut. Elnathan, 220, 
284, 297. 

.Sartell family, the, 27. 

Sartell [Seartle, Sawtell], Jonathan, 
7, 12, 14, 17, 208. 

Siirtd/ [Satwell, Sawtell], Captain Jo- 
sia/i, 26; muster-roll of his company, 
28-30; 38, 65,67, 76, no. III, 144, 
14S, 149, 151, 154, 156, 192, 196. 

Sartell, Mary (Green), 26, 27. 

Sartell [Sartil], Michael, 26, 37. 

Sartell [Sartwell, Sawtell], Sergt. Na- 
thaniel, II, 13, 16,26,27, 35, 118, 208. 

Sartell, Samuel, 12. 

Sartil, Benjamin, 26. 

Satwell, Rebeck, 154. 

.Saunderson [Sarndersson, Sanderson], 
Joseph, 35, 54, 56, 57, 58. 

Savage, Cajit. John, 275. 

Savage, Samuel Phillips, 235, 236, 237, 
23S, 239, 265. 

Sawtell [Sartall], Abel, 69, 78. 

.Sawtell, Abigail (Farnsworth), 30. 

.Sawtell, Benjamin, 207. 

Sawtell, Fxlward D., 311. 

Sawtell, Ephraim, 30, 263. 

Sawtell, Hannah (Kemp), 263. 

Sawtell, Lieut. Hezekiah, 158. 



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337 



Sawtell, Captai7i John, 30 ; muster-roll 
of his company, 31-33, 38, 46, no, 
249. 

Sawtell, Jonas, 47, 48. 

Sawtell, Joseph, 263. 

Sawtell, Joseph, 2d, 261, 263. 

Sawtell, Joseph, 3d, 298. 

Sawtell, Lydia (Jenkins), 263. 

Sawtell [Satwell], Richard, 154, i S5, 
158, 161. 

Sawtell family, the, 27. 

Sawyer, Corp. Ebenezer, 26. 

Sawyer, Capt. Wesley Caleb, 304, 305. 

Schouler, Gen. William, 305. 

Scotch Prisoners, 147, 148, 149, 150, 
168. 

Scott, Sergt. John, 40, 53, 56, 57, 58, 
72, 74. 259. 

Scott, Mary (Chamberlin), 259. 

Scott, Capt. IFilliam, 199, 258, 273, 274. 

Seaver, Miss Emily, 214. 

Senter [Center], John, 55, 56, 57, 58. 

Sergeant, Lieut. Nathaniel, 241. 

Seventy-first Regiment of Highlanders, 
the, 142, 167, 168. 

Sever, Elisha, 183. 

Sewall, D., 79. 

Sewall, Samuel, 303. 

Sewall's Point, 208. 

Shattuck, Abraham, 68. 

Shattuck, David, 32, 35, 182. 

Shattuck, Eleazer, 40. 

Shattuck, Elijah, 35. 

Shattuck, Elizabeth (Lakin|Gragg), 66. 

Shattuck, Ezekiel, 183. 

Shattuck, Isaiah, 32. 

Shattuck, Jeremiah, 36. 

Shattuck, Jeremiah, Jr., 37. 

Shattuck, Captain Job, 28, 40, 65, 66 ; 
pay-roll of his company, 6j-6() ; ab- 
stract muster-roll of his company, 70, 

71 ; 94- 95. 152. 154, 155. 158. 164, 174, 

248, 249, 276. 
Shattuck, Job, Jr., 90, 93, 94, 170. 
Shattuck, John, 29, 35, 73, 75. 
Shattuck, Jonas, 37. 
Shattuck, Joseph, 32. 
Shattuck, Lemuel, 276. 
Shattuck, Margaret (Lund), 65. 
Shattuck, Moses, 31, 41, 120. 
Shattuck, Nathan, 73, 75. 



Shattuck [Shaduck], Nathaniel, 22, 24, 

117, 209, 254. 
Shattuck, Noah, 66. 
Shattuck, Oliver, 35. 
Shattuck, Philip, 32. 
Shattuck, Reuben, 32, 120. 
Shattuck, Sarah (Hartwell), 66. 
Shattuck, William, 65. 
Shattuck Manuscripts, the, 240. 
Shaw, Benjamin, So. 
Shays Rebellion, the, 34, 65, 1 13, 181, 266, 

271-277. 
Shead, David, 29. 
Shed, Amos, 96, 99, 101, i77. 260. 
Shed, Daniel, 22, 24, 68, 209. 
Shed, Joseph, 21, 23, 183. 
Shed, Lucy, 260. 
Shed [Shead], Oliver, 31, 152, 154, 158, 

161, 183. 
Shed, Oliver, Jr., 183. 
Shed [Shead], William, 12,79,152, 154, 

155. 158- 
Shelburne (Mass.), 146. 
Sheple, James, 28. 
Sheple, John, Jr., 28, 165. 
Sheple, Jonathan, 35. 
Sheple, Capt. Joseph, in. 
Sherburn (Mass.), 242. 
Sherrin, John, 42. 
Sherwin, Daniel, 14, 17. 
Sherwin [Sherrin], Elnathan, 55, 56, 

57- 
Ship Island (Miss.), 302. 
Shiple, John, 210. 
Shiple, Jonathan, 29. 
Shiple, William, 299. 
Shipley [Sheple], Capt. Benjamin, 152, 

154,155.158.160. 
Shipley, James, 32. 
Shipley [Shiply], John, 22, 24, 84, 85. 
Shirley (Mass.), 38, 39, 40. 42, 43, 4^, 

67, 242, 248, 267, 271, 272, 306. 
Shirley Village, 303. 
Shirley Shakers, the, 39 
" Siege of Boston," Frothingham's, 8. 
Sillery (Canada), 252. 
Simonds, Daniel, 174, 175. 
Simonds [Simons], John, 54, 55, 57, 69, 

108, 181. 
Simonds, Polly, 262. 
Simson, Benjamin, 41, 254. 



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Singular Petition, A, 254. 

" Sir Archibald Campbell," Walcott's, 

142. 
Sixth Massachusetts Militia Regiment, 

the, 301. 
Skinner, Joseph, 213. 
Smead's, 146. 
Smith, Dr. Albert, 259. 
Smith, Capt. Asa, 162. 
Smith, Corp. Ephraim, 26. 
Smith, Colonel Francis, 291. 
Smith, Nathan, 128. 
Smith, Lieut. Nathaniel, 241. 
Smith, Philip, 55, 56, 58. 
Smith, Capt. Sylvanus, 121, 122, 123, 

125, 130, 131, 132, 133,136,137, 138, 

139, [44, 147, 148, 1731298. 
Smith, William, 7, 8, 15, 16, 255, 256. 
Suldiei-s, Classes of, loo-ioS. 
Soldiers' Epitaphs^ 279. 
Some Civil Officers during the Kroolti- 

tion, 267. 
Sons of the Revolution, 260. 
South Boston (Mass.), 297. 
South Military Company, the, 297. 
Spain, 291;. 

Spalding, Hannah, 261. 
Spalding, Lovil, 58, 62, 63. 
Spalding, Rachel, 108. 
Spalding [Spalden], William, 43, 46. 
Spalding [Spalden], William, Jr., 44, 

46. 
Spauldin, Abel, 31, 40. 
Spauldin, Thomas, 32. 
Spaulding, Daniel, 14, 17. 
Spaulding, Eleazer, 22, 24, 28, 120. 
Spaulding, Hezekiah, 298. 
Spaulding, Lieut. Joseph, 21, 24, 31, 

201. 
Spaulding, Joseph, 201. 
Spaulding, Leonard, 36. 
Spaulding, Philip, 26. 
Spaulding, Lieut. Robert, 242. 
Spaulding, Ruben, 37. 
Spaulding, Simeon, 64, 65. 
Spaulding, Thaddeus, 68. 
Spaulding [Spauldin], Sergt. Thomas, 

21,22,23,54.56,57,58. 
Spaulding, William, 29. 
Spaulding, William, Jr., 120. 
Spears, John R., 300. 



Specie Ta.x,the, 170. 

.Spencer (Mass.), 81. 

Spottsylvania (Va.), 311. 

Springfield (Mass.), 90, 91, 92, 151, 278, 

312. 
Spring Hill, Va., 311. 
Sproat, Colonel, 264. 
Stamp Act, the, 189. 
Starkweather, E., 12, 29, 32, 37. 
Stearns [Sterns], Peter, 53, 56, 58. 
Stearns, William, 299. 
Stephens [Stevens], John, 42, 96, 99, 

103, 141, 176, 251. 
Stephens [Steuens, Steavens, Stevens], 

Jonathan, 21, 23, 29, 54, 55, 56, 58, 

183. 
Stephens [Stevens], Peter, Jr., 91, 93, 

94.95. 170. 
Stetson (Me.), 260. 
Stevens, Abel, 185. 
Stevens, Andrew J., 31 1. 
Stevens, Camp, 303, 304. 
Stevens, Gen. Isaac Ingalls, 304. 
Stevens, Joseph, io6. 
Stevens, Sergt. Josiah, 11, 13, 16, 85, 

150, 208. 
Stevens, Oliver, 59. 
Stevens, Peter, 172, 251. 
Stevens, Richard, 40. 
Stevens, Maj. Thomas, 260, 284. 
-Stevens, Corp. William, 70. 
Stevens's Fort, 269. 
Stiles, Sarah, 249. 
Still River (Mass.), 39. 
Stimson, Stephen, 68. 
Stockwell, Spencer, 306. 
Stoddard (N. H.), 7. 
Stone, Amos, 12. 
Stone, Amos, Jr., 298. 
Stone, Asa, 31, 147, 149. 
Stone, Benjamin, 153, 154, 157, 160, 

i6i. 
Stone, Captain, 81. 
Stone, Daniel, 180. 
Stone, David, 43. 
Stone, Ebenezer, 26. 
Stone, Ebenezer, Jr., 54, 56, 57, 58, 61. 
Stone, Elizabeth, 43. 
Stone, Ephraim, 91, 93, 94, 95, 170, 172, 

174. 
Stone, Isaac, 180 



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Stone, Israel, 73, 75. 

Stone, James, 1 10. 

Stone, Jesse, 1S4. 

Stone, Joel, 154. 

Stone, John, 120, 147, 14S, 164. 

Stone, Jonas, 31, no, 171, 183, 184. 

Stone, Jonathan, 11, 78, 169, 180. 

Stone, Sergt. Joseph, 298. 

Stone, Levi, 31. 

Stone, Lucy, 43. 

Stone, Major, 145. 

Stone, Lieut. Col. Micah, 242. 

Stone, Nathaniel, 78, 180. 

Stone, Nathaniel, Jr., 78, 79. 

Stone, Phineas, 298. 

Stone, Dea. Solomon, 260. 

Stone, Sybel, 78. 

Stone, Rev. Thomas Trcadwell, D.D., 
260. 

Stone, Timothy, 7, 13, 16, 184. 

Stoneham (Mass.), 241. 

Stony Point (N. Y.), 253, 292. 

Storer, B., 174. 

Story, William, 246. 

Story, William W., 228. 

Stoughton Hall, 196. 

Stow, Amos, Jr., 53, 56, 57, 58. 

Stow (Mass.), 49, 85, 230, 241. 

Stow, Lieut. Nathan, 52, 55, 56, 58, 64. 

Stowell, Rebecca, 251. 

Strander [Astrander, O'Strander], An- 
drew, 166, 167. 

Strong, Governor Caleb, 302. 

Studley, Consider, 264. 

Studley, Mrs. Olive, 264. 

Studley, Oliver, 264. 

Studley, Sarah Mann, 264. 

Sudbury (Mass.), 241, 242. 

Suffolk (Va.), 311. 

Suffolk regiment, the, 3. 

Sullivan, Cov. James, 229, 230. 

Sullivan, Gen. John, 216, 283. 

Survivors of the Battle in 1825, 220. 

Swallow, Abel, 298. 

Swallow, Daniel, 299. 

.Swan, Henry, 73, 74, 145. 

Swan, Capt. William, 102, 105, 121, 
127, 145, 151, 154, 155, 157, 159, r6r, 
249, 301. 

Synimes, Caleb, 298. 

Symonds, Abraham, 298. 



T. 

Tailer, G., 13. 

Tarbel, David, 35, 68, 139. 

Tarbel, James, 37. 

Tarbell, Amos, 298. 

Tarbell, Benjamin, 175, i8r, 250, 262. 

Tarbell [Tarble], Benjamin, Jr., 90, 93, 

94. 95. 96, 99. 104. 170, 177- 

Tarbell, Ebenezer, 91, 93, 94, 95, 170, 
172, 183. 

Tarbell, John, 40, no, 121, 122, 130, 
144. 154. 155. 157, 159. 164, 165, 197. 

Tarbell [Tarbel, Tarbol, TarboU], Jo- 
nas, 22, 24, 32, n9, 183, 210. 

Tarbell [Tarbel, Tarble, Terbol], Jona- 
than, 31, 69, 73, 75, 78, 148, 149, 153, 
154, 157, 184, 204. 

Tarbell, Luther Lewis, 261. 

Tarbell, Lydia, 9. 

Tarbel], Lydia (Farnsworth), 9. 

Tarbell, Nehemiah, 117. 

Tarbell, Oliver, 43, 46, ng, 207. 

Tarbell, Peter, 298. 

Tarbell, Polly (Simonds), 262. 

Tarbell, Capt. Samuel, 9, 223, 224, 225, 
226. 

Tarbell, Samuel, Jr., 226. 

Tarbell, Sarah (Wetherbee | Nutting), 
262. 

Tarbell, Solomon, 184. 

Tarbell, Susan (Blood), 262. 

Tarbell, Capt. Thomas, 73, 74, 145, 184, 
296. 

Tarbell [Tarble], William, 35, 96, 99, 
103, 176, 261, 262, 284. 

Tarble, David, Jr., 68. 

Taylor, Jonas, 12, 68. 

Taylor, Jonathan, 54, 56, 57, 58. 

Taylor, Joseph, 43, 46, 84, 85. 

Taylor, Joseph, Jr., 44, 46, 55, 56, 58, 
207. 

Taylor, Leonard, 43, 46, 207. 

Taylor, Samuel, 82, 136, 137, 139. 

Taylor, Sarah, 9. 

Taylor, Silas, 214. 

Tt-a Tax, the, 191. 

Teel, Jonathan, 80. 

Teel, Samuell, 77. 

Teigh, Cornelius, 213. 

Temple (N. H.),^4, 197, 250. 



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Tenny, Luther E, 311. 

Testimony given by Grot on Men, 217. 

Tevvksbury (Mass.), 25, 242. 

Thatcher, Colonel, 243. 

Thaxter, Rev. Joseph, of Edgarto%un, 203. 

Thompson, John, 19. 

Thompson [Tomson, Thomson], Sam- 
uel, 82, 137, 139. 

Thompson [Tompson], William, 64, 
65- 

Thoroughfare Gap (Va.), 310. 

Ticonderoga, Fort, 52, 62, 63, 70, 252, 
279, 283. 

Tie [Ty] Mills, 55, 56, 62. 

Tilclen, Charles Linzee, 304. 

Titus, Moses, 263. 

Titus, Sophronia (Patch), 263. 

Tiverton (R. I), 147. 

Tosier, Henry E., 311. 

Totvvay, 175. 

Towti Records, Extracts from the, 109- 
112. 

Townsend, Isaac, 120. 

Townsend [Townshend, Townshand] 
(Mass.), 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, i6, 17, 40, 
41, 42, 59/ 67, 70, T], 145, 242, 262, 
264, 271, 272. 

Train, Samuel, 53. 

Trenton (N. J.), 253. 

Trovoy, Mrs. Joanna, 206. 

Trowbridge, Edmund, 82, 140. 

Trowbridge [Trobridge], John, 73, 75, 
87, 145, 172, 175. 

Trowbridge, John, Jr., 91, 93, 94, 95, 
141, 170. 

Trowbridge, Jonas, 298. 

Trufant, John, 298. 

Truro (N. S.), 200. 

Tuck, Lydia, 51. 

Tuckerman, William, 29, 119. 

Tufton, Elizabeth (Gooding), 270. 

Tufton, John, 270. 

Tufton, Robert, 270. 

Tufton, Thomas, 270. 

Tufton, Thomas Sacki-illc, 251, 270. 

Tufts, Cato, 213. 

'Tuity Brook, 9. 

Turner, Daniel, 40. 

Turner, John, 29. 

"Turner's Public Spirit," 306. 

Tuttle, Betsey, 51. 



Twenty-third Massachusetts Volun- 
teers, the, 304. 

Two Grotoii Soldiers in the Expedition 
against Carthagena, 295. 

"Two Revolutionary Soldiers," 214. 

Tyler, Col. Nathan, 87, 88, 89. 

Tyng, Capt. James, 250. 

Tyng, John, 265. 

Tyng, Robart, 214. 

Tyngsboro' (Mass.), 281. 

Tyngstown (Me.), 250. 



U. 



Underwood, Asa, 213. 
Union army, the, 4. 



V. 

Valley Forge, 253, 262, 284. 

Valparaiso (Chili), 300. 

Vanallstine [Van Alstine], Yocham, 

140, 166, 167. 
Varnum, Ebenezer, 48. 
Varnum, F. C, 276. 
Vernon, Fortesque, 276. 
Verriel, Joseph, 213. 
"Virginian Horse," 269. 
Volington [Voluntine], Captain, 147, 

149. 
Vo.se, Col., 247. 



W. 

Waigand, John, 312. 

Wait, Esther, 163. 

Wait [Wate], Lieut. Phinehas, 151, 154, 

15s, 156, 161, 165. 
Walcott, Charles IL, 142. 
Walker, Capt. Benjamin, 59, 2or, 220. 
Walker, Mary, 2S3. 
Walker, Samson, 54, 56, 57, 58. 
Walker, Samuel, 68. 
Walker, Lieut. Zaccheus, 43, 46, S3. 
Waltham (Mass.), 241, 251, 252, 267. 
Walton, Capt. John, 241. 
Ward, Ephraim, 12, 118, 154. 
Ward, Miriam (Morse), 43. 
Ward, Samuel, 43. 



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Ward, Sarah, 43. 

Ware (Mass.), 200. 

War for Independence, the, first blood 

shed in, 2. 
Warner, Jonathan, 84. 
War of the RebeHion, the, 4. 
Warren [Warrin], Abijah, 33, 119. 
Warren, Capt. Benjamin, 92, 93. 
Warren [Warran], Corp. Ephraim, 13, 

16, 43. 46, 69, 207. 
Warren, Ephraim, Jr., 129. 
Warren, Hincheman, 42, 68. 
Warren, Isaac, 41, 84, 85. 
Warren, Gen. James, 243. 
Warren, Dr. John, 174, 244, 2SS, 2S9, 

290, 293. 
Warren, Jonas, 37. 

Warren, Gen. Joseph, 60, 216, 218, 219. 
Warren [Warrin], Josiah, 15, 16, 68, 

118, 208. 
Warren, Moses, 40, 68. 
Warren, Nathan, 68. 
Warren [Warrin], Oliver, 15, 17. 
Warren, Stephen, 68. 
Warren, Capt. Thomas, 77; return of 

his company, 77, 78, 242. 
Warren, William, 37. 
Washington (D. C), 302, 30S. 
Washington, Gen. George, 165, 248, 

250, 252, 284, 292. 
Wasson [Wason], Thomas, 40, 24S. 
Waterman, Captain, 225. 
Waters, Henry A., 306. 
Watertown (Mass.), 60, 199, 207, 20S, 

212, 213, 215, 241, 244, 245, 246, 249. 
Wayne, General Anthony, 253. 
Weatherbee, Ceaser, 213. 
Webster, Daniel, 217. 
Webster, Rev. Samuel, 4. 
Webster^s Sermon, Rev. Samuel, 197. 
Weir, James, 214. 
Wendel, Mr., 236. 
Wendell (Mass.), 253. 
Wesson, C'ol. James, 168. 
West Cambridge (Mass.), 290. 
Western, Colonel, 253. 
Westford (Mass.), 9, 15, 16, 23, 82, 138, 

203, 220, 222, 242, 263, 267. 
Westford company, the, 59. 
West Greenwich (Conn.), 243. 
Weston (Mass.), 241. 



Weston [Wesson], Samuel, 15, 17. 
West Point (N. Y.), 25, 171, 172, 173, 

174. 175. 176, 262. 
Wetherbee, Abel, 183. 
Wetherbee, Daniel, y^, 75. 
Wetherbee, David, 22, 24. 
Wetherbee, Isaac, 73, 75. 
Wetherbee, Joseph, 183. 
Wetherbee, Parker, 298. 
Wetherbee, Thomas, 37. 
Wetherby, Mr., 289. 
Wetherell [Witherell, Wetherrell], 

Obadiah, 21, 23, 121, 126, 136. 
Wheat [Wheet], Daniel, 54, 56, 58. 
Wheeler, Asa, 298. 
Wheeler, Ephraim, 213. 
Wheildon, William Willder, 231, 285. 
Whatman, Nehemiah, 284. 
Whitcomb, Abner, 12, 40, 68. 
Whitcomb [Whetcomb], Col. Asa, 47. 
White, Asa, 15, 17, 96, 99, 103, 176, 
208. 

White, B., 16S. 

White, Lieut. Ebenezer, 53, 56, 57, 
241,246. 

White, Francis, 15, 17,84,85, 209. 

White, John, 171, 173, 174. 

White, Capt. Josiah, 8i, return of his 
company, 81, 127. 

White, Mr., 200. 

White, Pattrick, 35. 

White, Thomas, 31, 80. 

White Plains (N. V.), 25, 78, 279. 

Whiting, Maj. D., 167. 

Whiting, William, 26. 

Whitney, Abner, 49, 120, 214, 225. 

Whitney, Benjamin, 108. 

Whitney, John, 49, 213. 

Whitney, Joseph, 37. 

Whitney, Col. Josiah, 76, 77, 184. 

Whitney, Lieut. Levi, 13, 16. 

Whitney, Phinehas, 44, 46. 

Whitney, Salmon, 79, 80, 91, 93, 94, 95, 
170, 172, 176. 

Whitney, Uriel, 15, 16, 73, 74, 119, 145, 
208. 

Whitney's, 145. 

Wier [Wyer], Jeremiah, 7, 15, 17. 

Wigglesworth, Colonel, 13.S. 

Wilderness (Va.), 309, 310. 

Willard, Daniel, 41, 73,75, 145. 



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Willard, Rebecka, 39. 

Willas, Zebh., 46. 

William Henry, P'ort, 283. 

Williams, Daniel, 28, 118. 

Williams, David, 81. 

Williams, Elizabeth, 71. 

Williams, Elizabeth (Cutter), 247. 

Williams, George H., 312. 

Williams, Isaac, 37, "jt^, 75. 

Williams, Jacob, 20, 22, 24, 119, 209, 
254- 

Williams, Jason, 28, 152, 154, 155, 158. 

Williams, Capt. John, 19, 21, 22, 23, 

117, 137, 138, 246-247, 252, 272. 
Williams, John, Jr. (father of Capt. 

John), 247. 
Williams, John, Jr. (son of Capt. John), 

247. 
Williams, Molly (Everett), 247. 
Williams, Nathaniel, 82, 137, 138, 139. 
Williams, Sally B., 247. 
Williams, Simeon, 22, 24, 78, 80, 209. 
Williston, J., 173. 
Willson, Benjamin, 200. 
Willson, Joseph, 14, 17. 
W'ilmington (Mass.), 241. 
Wilson [Willson], David, 43, 46, 284. 
Wilson, Reuben, 182. 
Wilton (Me.), 250. 
Wilton (N. H.), 10, 268. 
Winchester (N. H.), 145. 
Winchester (Va.), 307, 308, 310. 
Windham (Conn.), 193. 
Windsor (N. S.), 200. 
Winslow, Col. John, 65. 
Winslow (Me.), 21. 
Winsor, Justin, 294. 
Winter Hill (Mass.), 213, 281. 
Winthrop, James, 274. 
Winthrop, Hon. Robert C, 228. 
Winthrop Square, Charlestown, 45. 
Witherell, Obadiah, 209. 
Woburn (Mass.), 65, 169, 233, 241, 267. 
Wood, Aaron, 35. 
Wood, Mr., 204. 
Wood, Nathan, 23. 
Woods [Wood], Amos, 19, 41, 98, 99, 

119. 
Woods [Wood], Benjamin, 22, 24, 199, 

210. 
Woods, Caleb, 28, 151, 154, 156, 160. 



Woods [Wood], Daniel, 19, 29, 152, 

155- 

Woods [Wood], David, 19, 152, 154, 
158, 164, 165, 254. 

Woods, Deborah (Parker), 284. 

Woods, Gen. Henry, 15, 35, 284, 296. 

Woods, Isaac, 109, i lo. 

Woods [Wood], James, 19, 140, 151, 
15.S, '56. 157, 183. 

Woods, Lieut. John, 152, 154, 158, 183. 

Woods, John French, 154. 

Woods [Wood], Jonathan, 20, 22, 24, 
29, 1 18, 119, 209, 254. 

Woods, Jotham, 183. 

Woods, Levi, 41, 68. 

Woods, Lewis, 109. 

Woods, Lydia, 300. 

Woods, Nathaniel, 28, 41. 

Woods, Naum, 183. 

Woods, Oliver, 140, 141, 183. 

Woods, Ruben, 22, 24, 209. 

Woods, Col. Samson, 37, 220, 248, 274, 
284. 

Woods, Lieut. Solomon, 28, 94, 95, 97, 

106, 151, 154, 155, 156, 161. 
Woods, Timothy, 43, 46, 207. 
Woodstock (Vt.), 281. 
Woodward, Andrew L., 312. 
Wool, Zebediah, 44. 
Woolley, Charles, 251. 
WooUey, Capt. Charles, 251. 
Woolley, Mrs. Susanna (Bentley), 251. 
Worcester [Worster], Benjamin, 152, 

154, 155, 158. 
Worcester [Worster], Francis, 29, 119. 
Worcester (Mass.), u6, 214, 269, 272, 

280. 
" Worcester Rolls Parcels," 24. 
Worster, Hannah, 9. 
Worster, Jonathan, 28, 119, 140, 141. 
Worster, Samuel, 29. 
Wrentham (Mass.), 264. 
Wright, Aaron, 53, 56, 58. 
Wright, Artemas, 285, 291, 293, 294. 
Wright [Write], David, 29, 32. 
Wright, Edmund, 68. 
Wright, John, 55, 56, 58, 299. 
Wright, Joseph, 298. 
Wright, Peter, 166. 
Wright, Samuel, 44, 46. 
Wright, Thomas, 31. 



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Wright, Capt. Zacheus, 138, 242. 

Write, Natlianiel, 32. 

Wyles, Ivory, 68. 

Wyman, Capt. Abijah, 51 ; return of 

his company, 51 ; 145, 212. 
Wyman, Asahel, 33, 119, 153, 155, 157- 
Wyman, Elijah, 40. 
Wyman, Samuel, 73, 75, 106. 
Wyman, Thomas, 15, 17. 



Yale University, 203. 

York, Mary, 206. 

" Young Folks' History of the United 

States," Higginson's, 193. 
Youngman [Youngmen], Ebenezer, 44, 

47- 
Youngman, Peter, 82, 138, 139. 



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